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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.
Rescue ships were unable to assist due to the continuing storm, and it sank on the night of 25 October. The only survivor found was a pet dog. The sinking of the SS Princess Sophia is to this day the worst maritime accident in the history of British Columbia and Alaska. 343 1970 South Korea: Namyoung-ho – The ferry sank on 15 December.
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 ...
Afterwards, the Spanish constructed 10 floating batteries, with 212 cannons being crewed by 5,260 men. British heated shot quickly destroyed all of the batteries, with 719 men dying. The destruction of the floating batteries marked the end of actual operations during the siege. 719 1797 France
The motor barge suffered a steering failure in the Main near Aschaffenburg, Germany and became wedged at the entrance of a lock whilst avoiding an allision with the passenger ship Amadeus Silver II ( Germany). Kerstin was refloated with assistance from the motor barges Käthe Krieger and Henneburg (both Germany). [12] Silver Sincere Malaysia
Most of the passengers and crew located in the lower decks drowned quickly. Those berthed in the upper decks were awakened by the collision and immediately boarded lifeboats on the boat deck. Within a few minutes, the ship's list was so severe that the port lifeboats could not be launched. Some passengers attempted to do so but the lifeboats ...
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.
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 ...