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The first (and last) voyage of the ETS

Authors: Piers Maclaren
Publication: New Zealand Journal of Forestry, Volume N.Z.J.For. 2009, Issue N.Z.J.For. 54(3) 2009, pp 2, Nov 2009
Publisher: New Zealand Institute of Forestry
Abstract: Did you ever hear of the nineteenth-century attempt to fly a hot-air balloon across the Atlantic? The European Transport Ship (or ETS for short) had three decks full of passengers. The weather was fine and things were going very well. The Upper Deck held a great party, with a lot of wine and fireworks. Then the trouble started.
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