Cardboardia

**Owner:** Unspecified (presumably Cardboard Cruise Lines)

**History:** The Cardboardia was the first cardboard ship and the ship that inspired an entire line of ships after it.

**Featured in:**

*"The Incredible footage of the sinking of the Car(d)boardia!" [1]*

**Design:** The Cardboardia had a unique design that was not replicated by any of her descendants. Most notable is the way her hull and superstructure are both a single piece.

**Sinking:** The Cardboardia sank in an unidentified body of water, possibly the Cardboardian Sea, on February 13th, 2010 as a result of an unknown cause. It can be presumed that the cause of sinking was a hole in the bottom of the Cardboardia's hull; as there is no smoke or any visible damage to suggest otherwise. Because ice was present in the vicinity, the theoretical hole in the bottom of the Cardboardia could've been the result of a collision with a body of ice. From beginning to end, the sinking of the Cardboardia took 2 minutes and 36 seconds.

**Casualties:** Unknown. Likely all passengers and crew drowned in the incident as no lifeboats were seen deployed.

**Timeline of the sinking:**

**0:00 -** The bow of the Cardboardia can be seen slowly sinking into the water

**0:07 -** Water can be seen slowly flooding a room containing the one of the Cardboardia's primary staircases, the water coming from a room to the left of the stairs.

**0:25 -** The staircase room continues to slowly flood.

**0:29 -** The bow continues to sink, seemingly at a faster rate now.

**0:33 -** Water floods the dining room

**0:37 -** Water swiftly floods the Cardboardia's lower decks.

**0:44 -** Water rapidly pours into the dining room, swiftly engulfing it.

**0:51 -** Water floods the Cardboardia's bow deck.

**0:57 -** The dining room is completely flooded.

**1:00 -** Water floods into a room holding another one of Cardboardia's three primary staircases.

**1:03 -** Water proceeds to flood what was presumably Cardboardia's Grand Staircase.

**1:15 -** An explosion of unknown cause occurs in Cardboardia's upper halls.

**1:17 -** Sinking of the Cardboardia greatly accelerates, possibly because of damage resulting from the explosion.

**1:27 -** One of Cardboardia's primary staircases is now completely submerged.

**1:36 -** Water washing over the Cardboardia's deck reaches the first funnel.

**1:47 -** Water pours into the Grand Staircase room, completely submerging it and sweeping away an unidentified passenger.

**1:58 -** Around one third of the Cardboardia is now underwater, with the ship sinking at an extremely fast pace.

**2:13 -** Cardboardia's first funnel sinks below the water.

**2:19 -** At a 40 to 45 degree angle, the Cardboardia slides into the water.

**2:26 -** The Cardboardia begins its final plunge, reaching an almost 90 degree angle.

**2:36 -** The last of the Cardboardia sinks below the water.

**Wreck:** It isn't known if the wreck of the Cardboardia was recovered, or if an expedition was ever made to begin with. Assuming the wreck was left on the floor, it is guaranteed to have completely deteriorated years ago, with only nails possibly remaining.

**Legacy:** As previously mentioned, the Cardboardia served (and continues to serve) as the inspiration for an ongoing series of cardboard ships which are constructed and sailed ~~and then sunk~~ in her stead.

**Trivia:**

- The Cardboardia is erroneously called the "Carboardia" in the video's title