The Sinking of the Columbia
Trailer | The Sinking of the Columbia
Preview: 6/3/2018 | 1m 1s
A routine "Moonlight Excursion" along the Illinois river in Peoria ended in disaster.
On what was supposed to be a routine "Moonlight Excursion" to Alfresco Park, a popular amusement destination along the Illinois river in Peoria, something went terribly wrong. On the return voyage to Pekin, Illinois, the Columbia ran into a dense fog covering the river. With schedule pressures the pilot pressed on through the murk. They could never have predicted what happened next.
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The Sinking of the Columbia is a local public television program presented by WTVP
The Sinking of the Columbia
Trailer | The Sinking of the Columbia
Preview: 6/3/2018 | 1m 1s
On what was supposed to be a routine "Moonlight Excursion" to Alfresco Park, a popular amusement destination along the Illinois river in Peoria, something went terribly wrong. On the return voyage to Pekin, Illinois, the Columbia ran into a dense fog covering the river. With schedule pressures the pilot pressed on through the murk. They could never have predicted what happened next.
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