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Three people were killed, and damage was estimated at over $1 million (1970 dollars). The Soviet ship did not have permission to be in Active Pass, and as such, the Soviet government compensated BC Ferries. In 1972, while in Active Pass and within metres of the site of the 1970 collision, Queen of Victoria was disabled by a fire in the engine room.
The accident is believed to have killed 33 of the ship's 55 passengers and crew. 33 2015 United States: El Faro – The United States-flagged combination roll-on/roll-off and lift-on/lift-off cargo ship was lost with all hands on 1 October while sailing from Jacksonville, Florida, to San Juan, Puerto Rico, during Hurricane Joaquin. [50] 33 2023
Soleil Royal – On 3 June, in the Battle of La Hougue, the French flagship was attacked by 17 ships at Pointe du Hommet. The ship managed to repel them with artillery fire, but a fire ship set its stern afire and the fire soon reached its powder rooms. The people of Cherbourg came to the rescue, but there was only one survivor out of 883 to ...
According to PEOPLE, Jacquline Abad, 53, and Sara Armijo, 51, were both killed when their van, which was carrying five other cruise ship tourists, struck an SUV head-on on a Belmopan City road ...
For the record: 10:36 a.m. Dec. 22, 2022: An earlier headline on this story said 33 people died in the boat fire.The Conception boat fire killed 34. Following the horrific Conception boat fire in ...
The deck of the Moby Prince was on fire, but the people aboard had some time to reach safety. The fire reached the ship's interior only after the two massive covers between the deck and the upper car compartment gave way under the intense heat. Once that happened, the fire spread to the prow engine room, slowed only by the fireproof doors. [7]
The families of two New Jersey firefighters who were killed battling a July blaze inside a cargo ship said Friday a malfunctioning vehicle being used to load cargo onto the ship caused the fire.
Three of the rescued people who were on board the Norman Atlantic were Afghan illegal immigrants who stowed aboard in lorries in the hold. Among those killed was Ilia Kartozia, a Georgian Orthodox priest, who, according to an eyewitness, helped others to evacuate, but the rescuers failed to save him.