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Mediterranean Sea migrant shipwreck of 6 April 2011 – An unnamed vessel that departed from Libya carrying 200–300 migrants from at least five African countries and Bangladesh sank in rough seas off the coast of Lampedusa, Italy. The Italian Coast Guard rescued 48 survivors, while at least 150 people were estimated to have drowned. 150–270 ...
The IOM declared the Northern Africa to Italy sea route for migrants and refugees seeking to get to Europe as the deadliest on earth, which has recorded 21,000 deaths since 2014. [17] Human smugglers crowd migrants into unseaworthy vessels, often in locked holds for days-long journeys.
The wartime sinking of the German Wilhelm Gustloff in January 1945 in World War II by a Soviet Navy submarine, with an estimated loss of about 9,400 people, remains the deadliest isolated maritime disaster ever, excluding such events as the destruction of entire fleets like the 1274 and 1281 storms that are said to have devastated Kublai Khan's ...
The river-sea cargo ship dragged anchor in a storm, went aground, and broke in two at Ereğli, Turkey in the Black Sea. The crew were rescued. [179] Susan Rose United States: The 77-foot (23 m) fishing trawler sank in 48 feet (15 m) of water one-half mile (0.80 km) off Manasquan Inlet during salvage operations after running aground on 17 November.
NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga (AP) — Highlighting seas that are rising at an accelerating rate, especially in the far more vulnerable Pacific island nations, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued ...
On Dec. 21, amid the North Sea TikTok craze, a Norwegian cruise ship with more than 250 passengers on board lost power after the vessel was struck by a rogue wave in the North Sea.
After Deadliest Catch's Captain Keith Colburn suffered a "terrifying" medical emergency at sea that left fans reeling with concern, we finally have an update on his status after the event led his ...
Rubymar Israel–Hamas war, Red Sea crisis: During a voyage from the United Arab Emirates to Belarus with a cargo of 21,000 tonnes (21,000 long tons; 23,000 short tons) of fertilizer, the cargo ship sank in stormy weather in the Red Sea off Yemen in 100 meters of water after slowly taking on water since two missiles fired by Houthis struck her ...