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MV Joyita was an American merchant vessel from which 25 passengers and crew mysteriously disappeared in the South Pacific in October 1955. She was found adrift with no one aboard. The ship was in very poor condition, with corroded pipes and a radio which, while functional, had a range of only about 2 miles (3.2 km) because of faulty wiring.
French pirate and privateer Jean Lafitte was granted a commission from the Great Colombia government to take Spanish ships in June 1822. He is thought to have died on 5 February 1823 while trying to take two Spanish merchant vessels in the Gulf of Honduras, but rumors abounded that he had a different fate. [77] June 1827 Douglas Clavering: 32–33
The US submarine passed through the area where the ship sank and reported a dozen lifeboats and floating debris and a large number of people in the water. [3] Four days later, 465 survivors (28 sailors out of 176 crew, and 437 passengers) [1] were rescued from the sea by Japanese ships, implying some 2,035 people were killed. The Japanese crew ...
The explosion killed 120 people including two civilians hit by fragments in the suburb of Le Pont Du Las. 120 1908 Malta: Sardinia – The passenger-cargo ship burst into flames minutes after leaving the Grand Harbour, and ran aground off Fort Ricasoli. Only 33 people on board survived, and at least 118 were killed. [41] [42] 118+ 1949 Canada
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
Four days later 465 survivors were rescued from the sea by Japanese ships with some 2,035 people being killed. 2,035 Military 1945 Japan: Awa Maru – On 1 April, the cargo and passenger ship was intercepted and sunk in the Taiwan Strait by the U.S. submarine USS Queenfish which mistook her for a destroyer. One person of the 2,004 aboard survived.
While exploring a 500-year-old shipwreck off the coast of Sweden, divers discovered “surprising” cargo and weapons that may have helped repel pirates.
Many of the 229 people aboard were saved; 85 were killed. 85 Navy 1917 United Kingdom: HMS Mary Rose – on 17 October the British destroyer was escorting a convoy of 12 merchant ships from Norway when she was sunk about 70 nautical miles (130 km) east of Lerwick by the German cruisers SMS Brummer and Bremse. 83 of her men were killed. 83 Navy 1918