https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/9495 2026-04-14T22:08:07Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/124584 Title: The SS. Sardinia disaster Abstract: SS Sardinia, a passenger-cargo ship with a history dating back to its construction in 1888, faced a catastrophic event on 25 November 1908. The ship, previously known as Gulf of Corcovado and Paolo V., caught fire in the vicinity of Malta's Grand Harbour, resulting in a devastating loss of life, with a minimum of 118 fatalities. Among the passengers were Moroccan pilgrims who were undertaking their journey to Mecca. 2013-08-04T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/123198 Title: A lighthouse for Gozo Abstract: Joseph Bezzina reviews the background of Ta' Gurdan lighthouse, which was finished exactly 150 years on Wednesday, 8 October 2003. The British Admiralty had long recognized the necessity of a lighthouse along Gozo's Northern Coast, and had asked various Governors of Malta to start the project. Over time, this necessity became more intense. 2003-10-13T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/122510 Title: Malta Maritime History: B. Tagliaferro e Figli Abstract: Biagio Tagliaferro was born in Genoa in 1777 into a seafaring family. The recent discovery of a cache of 16 very well-preserved certificates of insurance (maritime) from the mid-1800s, (1845-1860), pertaining to B. Tagliaferro e Figli give a detailed account of information on how insurance business was carried out. 2023-04-02T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/118028 Title: Xi ġralu s-Sultan? Abstract: L-artiklu jitratta l-vapur 'Sultan' mibni fi-Ingilterra fi-1870 u li ssemma għas-Sultan Abdulaziz, it-32 Sultan ta' l-Imperu Ottoman li kien għadu kif għamel żjara fl-Ingilterra. Ftit snin wara, il-vapur kien assenjat fil-Mediterran. Fis-6 ta' Marzu 1898, dan il-vapur navali Ingliż nkalja fuq blata fuq il-kosta ta' Kemmuna u kien qed jegħreq. L-awtur jurina inċizjoni meħuda minn 'The Graphic' tat-30 ta' Marzu 1889. L-istampa turi l-aħħar mumenti tas-Sultan qabel għab taħt l-ilma kif ukoll il-vapuri tas-salvataġġ iħarsu mingħajr ma jistgħu jagħmlu xejn. Fuq ix-xellug fuq wara tidher il-kosta ta' Kemmuna. 2010-03-01T00:00:00Z