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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 .
A maritime disaster is an event which usually involves a ship or ships and can involve military action. Because of the nature of maritime travel, there is often a substantial loss of life. The term maritime disaster can refer to both commercial ships and military naval ships.
The ship was towed and beached. 33 people died while around 200 passengers were rescued. [51] 33 2012 Italy: Costa Concordia – The Italian cruise ship ran aground, capsized and sank in shallow waters on 13 January off the Isola del Giglio, killing 32 people (27 passengers and 5 crewmembers) out of 3,216 passengers and 1,013 crewmembers aboard. 32
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 ...
At least 1547 of her 2,137 passengers died in the ensuing fire or from drowning, though the death toll is assumed to be as high as 1,800. This makes it the worst maritime disaster in American history. 1,547 (known) 1,800 (estimated) 1822 China: Tek Sing – The Chinese junk was bound for Batavia, Dutch East Indies.
Vengeur du Peuple – In the battle named the Glorious First of June on 1 June the ship of the line was disabled after a fierce duel with HMS Brunswick and surrendered after losing hope of rescue by a French ship. After a few hours, as British ships were beginning rescue operations she listed and foundered taking almost half her crew with her.
List of maritime disasters in World War I; List of foreign ships wrecked or lost in the Spanish Civil War; List of maritime disasters in World War II; By navy
Pages in category "Lists of maritime disasters" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...