EVB2942689: German sailors cling to the capsized and sinking of the Cruiser Bluecher. The British began recovering survivors when a German zeppelin began bombing, mistaking the sinking Bluecher for a British ship. Deaths were between 747 to 1000. Photo taken from the British Cruiser Arethusia, in the North Sea. World War I. Jan. 24, 1915, Unknown photographer, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images