A doomed Empress and the Courage of the Radio Operators

摘要

Unlike the Titanic and Lusitania, the sinking of the RMS Empress of Ireland - the flagship of the Canadian Pacific Steamship Company and the life of its main radio officer - have received comparatively little attention. However, this tragedy has a very interesting story, in the shape of the biography of Ronald Ferguson, the vessel's Senior Marconi Wireless Operator. Ferguson spent most of his working life as a global pioneer in the radio communications industry. His life in radio was celebrated in 2014 when the Chelmsford ARS operated under the call sign GB100MWT. His work was also recognized with an OBE.