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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 ...
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.
10 April 1968: TEV Wahine: Caught in storm Cyclone Giselle, ran aground on Barrett Reef, then capsized and sank off New Zealand); 53 dead. 19 December 1982: MS European Gateway: Capsized off Harwich following a collision with Speedlink Vanguard. 15 February 1985: MV A Regina: Ran aground and wrecked. No casualties or serious injury 6 March 1987
Dale Dike Reservoir dam failure Sheffield, England, United Kingdom 238 10 June 1972 Dam failure caused by 1972 Black Hills flood: Rapid City, South Dakota, United States 107–500 1 May 1966 Dam failure [42] [43] Vratsa, Bulgaria 226 16 April 1850 Angers Bridge collapse Angers, France 200+ 31 October 2017 Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site tunnel ...
A standard canal boat that broke loose from tug at Proctor Shoal, Lake Champlain. [46] General Butler United States: 9 December 1876 A sailing canal boat that hit breakwater near Burlington on Lake Champlain. [47] O.J. Walker United States: 11 May 1895 A sailing canal boat sunk in a gale near Burlington. [48] Phoenix United States: 4 September 1819
Norge – On 28 June the ship ran aground on Helen's Reef near Rockall. 635 people were killed; 160 survivors spent as much as eight days in open boats before rescue. 635 1947 India: Ramdas – On 17 July the ship capsized 10 miles (16 km) off Mumbai, killing 625 people aboard. The wreck became known only as survivors swam ashore.
10: 40 [3] SS Teche: 1825 Marine (civilian) United States: Mississippi River: 20 [4] Stockton and Darlington Railway locomotive no. 2 [5] or no. 5 [2] 19 March 1828: Locomotive United Kingdom: Simpasture, near Shildon, England: 1: 1 [2] [5] Stockton and Darlington Railway Locomotion No. 1: 1 July 1828: Locomotive United Kingdom: Aycliffe Lane ...
A small boat carrying 19 migrants from Iran capsized because of poor weather conditions. Four people, a man, a woman, and two children, died. The boat was travelling near Dunkirk, France sailing from France to the United Kingdom, but was carrying migrants who had recently arrived in the United Kingdom from Iran. [144] [145]