emmy was the ship's cat on rms "empress of ireland". she was an orange tabby cat who never missed a voyage. however, on 28 may 1914, emmy tried to escape the ship. the crew could not get her to return to the ship, and "empress of ireland" left without her. this was thought to be a very bad sign. early the next morning, "empress of ireland" ran into ss "storstad" while sailing through fog at the mouth of the st. lawrence river. "empress of ireland" sank quickly, killing over 1,000 people.