The Tragedy of the Taiping Refugee Steamer - Ship Hits the Fan Podcast

One freezing January night, in 1949, thousands of people fled China in search of a better life in Taiwan. Only hours later, under cover of darkness, the ship carrying them struck another vessel leaving more than 1500 passengers and crew to fend for themselves in open water.  Follow us on social: https://twitter.com/mc_lotta https://twitter.com/handsomemaster2 Are you a FIRST Member and need your Private RSS feed for this show? Go here: bit.ly/FIRSTRSS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices