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The only survivor found was a pet dog. The sinking of the SS Princess Sophia is to this day the worst maritime accident in the history of British Columbia and Alaska. 343 1970 South Korea: Namyoung-ho – The ferry sank on 15 December. It was carrying 338 people, who were traveling from Busan to Jeju; 326 people killed.
A wooden boat sank 20 meters from the shore in strong currents during windy conditions. There were reportedly over 80 people on board, yet the boat was capable of carrying only 20. 43 2002 Azerbaijan: Mercury II – On 22 October the cargo ship capsized and sank in the Caspian Sea with the loss of 43 of the 51 people on board. [44] [45] 43 2008 ...
During a voyage in the Aleutian Islands from Kagalaska Island to Adak, Alaska, the 25-foot (7.6 m) motor vessel, an Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge boat, drifted onto the western coast of Adak Island in the Aleutian Islands during a blizzard, was swamped by a wave, and capsized with the loss of one man and one woman – both United ...
One boat, the May Queen, came downriver passing the Hampstall Ferry, (located between Stourport and Holt Fleet), at speed. The ferryboat lurched and all 17 passengers were tipped into the river. Some witnesses said the ferry was overloaded. Nine people were drowned. [4] 4 February 1939, three tanker barges overturned in the estuary off Sharpness.
The tipping caused people and cargo to spill into the ocean. Some of the people in the water drowned, and some held onto dead animal carcasses, crates of soda, and other objects. [1] [3] Some of them would hold on for up to 31 hours. [3] On the top deck, there was a crowd crush, which caused the deck to collapse onto the hundreds of people ...
HMT Lancastria – The worst single disaster in British maritime history sunk by German aircraft in June, with at least 6,000 deaths, but most likely up to 7,000, making it one of the worst maritime disasters in history. 2,477 survived with 1,738 known dead; 6,000 people are known to have boarded, but many boarded later, and a total of up to ...
A fishing charter boat captain who rescued two parachuting Navy pilots after witnessing their unmanned fighter jet plummet into San Diego Bay described what he saw as something from a movie.. The ...
The motor barge suffered a steering failure in the Main near Aschaffenburg, Germany and became wedged at the entrance of a lock whilst avoiding an allision with the passenger ship Amadeus Silver II ( Germany). Kerstin was refloated with assistance from the motor barges Käthe Krieger and Henneburg (both Germany). [12] Silver Sincere Malaysia