Tidal wave damage to the sea wall and railway line at Taormina, Sicily

Tidal wave damage to the sea wall and coastal railway line at Taormina, Sicily. On 9 November 1930 a 2.5 metre high tidal wave hit the coast and breached a section of the sea wall protecting the railway line. The photographer is looking east-by-south along the damaged railway line showing men repairing the track near the entrance to the tunnel that runs under Capo Taormina.

Object Details

ID: P95665
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Marine Photo Service
Date made: November 1930
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Waterline Collection
Measurements: Overall: 117 mm x 168 mm