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During 2013, Funchal was extensively refurbished in Lisbon's Naval Rocha shipyards, being upgraded to a four-star vessel, at a cost of about 10 million euros. In the refurbishment, the ship's hull was re-painted black, its original colour. On 1 August 2013 the refurbished Funchal was re-instated in the presence of prime minister Passos Coelho ...
This list of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft includes notable events that have a corresponding Wikipedia article. Entries in this list involve passenger or cargo aircraft that are operating commercially and meet this list's size criteria—passenger aircraft with a seating capacity of at least 10 passengers, or commercial cargo aircraft of at least 20,000 lb (9,100 kg).
List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1961 Ship State Description Indian Navigator India: The cargo ship sank 60 nautical miles (110 km) off the Isles of Scilly. [2] Thirteen crew of Indian Success ( India) that were put on board to salvage the ship after it caught fire were lost. One of her 67 crew was also reported lost. [3]
1961 Malév Hungarian Airlines Douglas C-47 Skytrain crash; 1961 Mineralnye Vody Il-18 crash; A. Aero Flight 311; Aeroflot Flight 068; Aeroflot Flight 245;
On 21 June 1944 a German bomber was hit by flak from a St Peter Port flak ship and crashed, the crew of 5 all died. On 17 July 1944 a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress G (serial: 43-37971) from 545th Bombardment Squadron part of 384 BG, crash landed, en route to France, in Guernsey. The aircraft was salvaged on 12 June 1945. [41]
Two crashes claim the joint title of 1961's deadliest plane crash. The first took place on 10 May, when Air France Flight 406 , a Lockheed L-1649 Starliner was destroyed by a terrorist bomb over the Sahara desert in Algeria , killing all 78 people on board.
The plane cartwheeled off the runway and caught fire." [111] 1 March Fourth Lockheed U-2A, Article 344, AF Ser. No. 56–6677, delivered to the CIA on 20 November 1955, converted to U-2F by October 1961, crashes near Edwards Air Force Base, California, during aerial refueling training, killing SAC pilot Captain John Campbell
Soviet cargo ship "Tixi" sunk with all of its crew during a storm in the Devils' Sea on March 22 en route from Australia to Japan. 45 1902 New Zealand: Elingamite – The ship, carrying a large consignment of gold, was wrecked off the north coast of New Zealand killing 45 people. The wreck is now favoured by adventurous divers for the drama ...