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1939 Imperial Airways flying boat ditching
On 21 January 1939, the Imperial Airways Short Empire flying boat ''Cavalier'', en route from New York City to Bermuda, lost power to its engines and ditched in heavy seas approximately 285 miles (459 km) southeast of New York. She subsequently sank with the loss of three lives. Ten hours later, ten survivors were picked up by the tanker ''Esso Baytown''.〔
== Accident ==
''Cavalier'' had left Port Washington on Long Island, New York, at 10:38 bound for Bermuda.〔 At 12:23 p.m. the flying boat sent the message ''Running into bad weather. May have to earth'', which referred to earthing the aerial;〔''Flight'' 30 March 1939〕 this was followed by another message at 12:27 ''Still in bad weather. Severe Static''.〔 Port Washington tried to call the ''Cavalier'' for the next 15 minutes but did not get a reply.〔 At 12:57 ''Cavalier'' broadcast an SOS message followed at 12:59 by ''All engines failing through ice. Altitude 1,500 ft (m ). Forced landing in a few minutes''.〔 Another message eight minutes later said she was still flying but on two engines; four minutes after that came a series of messages to say that she had had come down in the sea. The last message, at 13:13, was the single word ''Sinking''.〔
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