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General Slocum – The paddle steamer caught fire and sank in New York City's East River on 15 June. 1,029 people were killed, [14] making it New York City's greatest loss of life until the September 11 attacks.
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. Exact number of deaths unknown, reported only as many of the crew of 150.
An unnamed ship carrying 72 people, mostly Ethiopian and Eritrean migrants, ran aground at Tripoli after drifting without fuel for 16 days. The ship had departed on 25 March in an attempt to reach Lampedusa, Italy. Last phone contact was on 26 March, and a French aircraft carrier within sight sent out reconnaissance flights overhead but did not ...
The ship had aboard 756 crew and officers along with 53 women, and 17 children who were families of the crew. The squadron was caught in a sudden squall and Lefort heeled over once, righted herself, then heeled over again and sank between the islands of Gogland and Bolshoy Tyuters with the loss of all 826 people aboard. 826 1888 British India
The blaze on 2 September 2019 was the deadliest maritime disaster in recent US history and prompted changes to maritime ... when it caught fire before dawn on the final day of a three-day ...
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 ...
By the time the scuba dive boat sank off the Southern California coast after catching fire, 34 people had been killed in the deadliest maritime disaster in recent U.S. history. Now four years ...
These maritime ghosts tell tales of lost crews, sunken treasures, and historic battles, each wreck a snapshot of a moment frozen in time. Here are 11 of the world's most amazing shipwrecks. Public ...