The Weekly Mail from the 28th of November, 1908 reported the following: “A detachment of the Malta Artillery is at the Custom House rendering assistance, and a staff of military and naval doctors is doing everything possible for the injured survivors, who have been removed to the naval hospital at Valetta. The direct cause of the disaster cannot yet be stated, but it appears probable that it was due to an explosion…”
Ship Name: Sardinia
Ship Built: 1888
Tonnage: 1514
Nationality: United Kingdom
Ship Type: Steel Hulled Screw Steamship
Year Wrecked: 1908
Location Wrecked: Off Fort Ricasoli, Malta
Reason For Wreck: Fire in the Hold
Lives Lost: 83
Sources:
https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3808795/3808802/113/sardinia
https://newspapers.library.wales/view/4198334/4198337/58/sardinia
https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3379239/3379246/176/sardinia
https://www.tynebuiltships.co.uk/G-Ships/gulfofcorcovado1888.html
https://newspapers.library.wales/view/4198039/4198042/80/sardinia
https://newspapers.library.wales/view/4197250/4197253/103/sardinia
https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3434466/3434472/163/sardinia
https://newspapers.library.wales/view/4197305/4197308/109/sardinia
https://newspapers.library.wales/view/4197310/4197313/48/sardinia
