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The list of maritime disasters is a link page for maritime disasters by century. For a unified list of peacetime disasters by death toll, see List of accidents and disasters by death toll § Peacetime Maritime .
All 31 people on board were killed. 31 2009 Dubai: Demas Victory – A Dubai-based supply ship capsized 10 nautical miles (19 km) off the coast of the Qatari capital, Doha in rough seas on 30 June, at 6:30am local time. Over 30 people were accounted as missing. [52] 30 2014 Italy
The term maritime disaster can refer to both commercial ships and military naval ships. A maritime disaster can result in one or more of the following simultaneously; Loss of life; Pollution of marine environment (in case of oil spill, foul discharge of materials, sulphur emitted from fuels, etc.) Degradation of the aquatic ecosystem
Sri Lanka investigating possible slick around X-Press Pearl vessel, which burned for 13 days and lost cargo to the sea before sinking and getting stuck on the seafloor.
A separate short documentary In the Absence was created to showcase the disaster in real time, with audio, visual and multi-media messages and video from the victims. The documentary was nominated for Best Documentary Short in the 92nd Academy Awards in 2020. [248] The disaster was depicted in fiction in the film Birthday released in April 2019.
IMO workers in hazmat suits stand in surf near the wreck on 13 August 2020. Wakashio ran aground on a coral reef on 25 July, but did not immediately begin leaking oil. [6] Oil began to leak from the ship on 6 August, [6] by which time Mauritius authorities were trying to control the spill and minimize its effects.
USS San Francisco in a dry dock, after hitting an underwater mountain 350 miles (560 km) south of Guam in 2005 This article describes major accidents and incidents involving submarines and submersibles since 2000. 2000s 2000 Kursk explosion Main article: Kursk submarine disaster In August 2000, the Russian Oscar II-class submarine Kursk sank in the Barents Sea when a leak of high-test peroxide ...
Pages in category "Maritime disasters" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.