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Year Country Description Deaths Image 1495 Denmark Gribshunden – Flagship of John, King of Denmark caught fire and burned down while in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Ronneby in southeastern Sweden, becoming one of the best-preserved shipwrecks from the late medieval period.
Rescue ships were unable to assist due to the continuing storm, and it sank on the night of 25 October. 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.
One survivor clinging to the boat was rescued, and one body was recovered by the Coast Guard. The remaining 38 passengers were never found. 39 2018 Indonesia: MV Lestari Maju- At noon on 3 July, a modified 10-ton cargo ship that operated domestic passenger service was deliberately grounded off the Selayar Islands. The ferry had reportedly ...
This is a list of accidents and disasters by death toll.It shows the number of fatalities associated with various explosions, structural fires, flood disasters, coal mine disasters, and other notable accidents caused by negligence connected to improper architecture, planning, construction, design, and more.
It was the worst civil unrest in modern U.S. history. Required diverting Union Army troops from the front to put down. 119 1924 Benwood mine disaster: Accident – coal mine Benwood, West Virginia: 119 1946 Winecoff Hotel fire: Fire (building) Atlanta, Georgia: 119 1951 West Frankfort, Illinois: Accident – coal mine West Frankfort, Illinois ...
During the Great Siege of Gibraltar, the Spanish constructed 10 floating batteries, which had 212 cannons and were crewed by 5,260 men. British heated shot quickly destroyed all of the batteries, killing 719 men. The destruction of the floating batteries marked the end of actual operations during the siege.
List of shipwrecks of Africa; List of shipwrecks of Asia; List of shipwrecks of Europe. List of shipwrecks of France; List of shipwrecks of the United Kingdom
10 [62] Shamrock sailing boat shipwreck 1834: Queen Charlotte Sound: Capsized and sank. Exact location unknown. 10 [63] Brig Australia: shipwreck 23 May 1873: off Cape Campbell: 10: White Island sulphur mine lahar following volcano crater wall collapse 10 Sep 1914: Whakaari/White Island: No bodies found. [64] [65] 10 [66] Husky and Argo lost to ...