Explorers have made a groundbreaking discovery in 's Puget Sound after they located wreckage from the worst maritime tragedy in Seattle history. The SS Dix went down on November 18, 1906, after colliding with another vessel as it made its regular route connecting Seattle to Port Blakely. It was said at the time that the Dix went down in the 'twinkling of an eye' after hitting the SS Jeanie, which was six times its size.Many of the victims were women and children who went 'down to death like rats in a trap' one report from the time said. The ship was built in 1904 and was considered part of the Mosquito Fleet of vessels.
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