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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
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.
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 ...
The accident likely caused 1,500 deaths out of 2,000 passengers, which would make it one of the worst maritime disasters in history. Search-and-rescue efforts were done mostly by the U.S. Coast Guard , though the efforts were less effective than they could have been, as it took two days for the sinking to be officially reported in Port-au-Prince.
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
Sultana was a commercial side-wheel steamboat which exploded and sank on the Mississippi River on April 27, 1865, killing 1,164 people in what remains the worst maritime disaster in United States history.
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 ...
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.