THE COBH EMIGRANT SHIP RATS: 1885 COFFIN SHIP RETURNED TO PORT, ONLY RODENTS SURVIVED TYPHUS

On May 17th, 1885, the SS Erin's Promise drifted into Cobh harbor—three weeks overdue, with no crew visible on deck. When authorities boarded the vessel, they discovered something that would haunt them forever: 312 passengers had embarked, but only rats remained alive.
This is the true story of a coffin ship that became a floating nightmare, where typhus fever wasn't the only thing spreading through the darkness below deck. What happened to 272 missing souls? Why did the rats thrive while every human aboard either died or vanished? And what did investigators find hidden between the ship's hull boards that forced the government to seal all evidence for 90 years?
⚠ CONTENT WARNING: This video contains detailed historical accounts of disease, death, and disturbing maritime incidents from the Victorian era. Viewer discretion is advised.
📜 HISTORICAL CONTEXT:

1885 Irish emigration crisis
Victorian-era coffin ships
Typhus outbreaks on Atlantic crossings
Maritime disease protocols
Cobh (Queenstown) harbor history

🔍 WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER:
The shocking boarding party testimony
Captain's final log entries that reveal chaos
Medical journals describing impossible symptoms
The hidden cavity filled with bones
Government cover-up that lasted nearly a century
Similar mysterious ship disappearances in the 1880s-1890s
This investigation reveals one of history's most suppressed maritime disasters—a story of desperation, disease, and something far darker that authorities couldn't explain and refused to acknowledge.
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