Stadt Zürich (ship, 1855) a few minutes. Thirteen men and eleven head of cattle died in this accident, making the sinking of the "Ludwig" by the "Stadt Zürich" the most serious shipping accident known at that time that had happened on Lake Constance. One consequence of the investigations into the disaster was an improvement in the signal regulations: in addition to the white bow light a green starboard and a red port light had to be carried. After the Bavarian ship, the "Ludwig" had sunk, the "Jura" was bought as a replacement, a ship which hitherto had worked on Lake Neuchâtel. She was dismantled,
Bounty (1960 ship) mate, as the C-130 circled the ship in the early morning hours. "Bounty" was listing at about a 45 degree angle on its starboard side. As the C-130 crew radioed instructions to "Bounty", the plane circled for hours while preparations were made. Meanwhile, helicopter crews from Elizabeth City were instructed to prepare for a very difficult rescue operation. At 4:45 am, Svendsen radioed to the C-130 that the ship was sinking and the crew needed immediate assistance. McIntosh flew the plane lower and readied his crew to drop life rafts and supplies. With the plane short on fuel, the C-130