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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).
Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1961 (33 P) Pages in category "Aviation accidents and incidents in 1961" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total.
The US Code of Federal Regulations defines an accident as "an occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft, which takes place between the time any person boards the aircraft with the intention of flight and all such persons have disembarked, and in which any person suffers death or serious injury, or in which the aircraft receives substantial damage;" an incident as "an occurrence ...
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]
The first ground fatalities from an aircraft crash occurred on 21 July 1919, when the Wingfoot Air Express crash took place. The airship crashed into the Illinois Trust and Savings Building in Chicago, Illinois, killing three of the five occupants of the aircraft, in addition to ten people on the ground. [1]
The cargo ship collided with Frithiod ( Sweden) in the Elbe. [109] Elorrio Spain: The cargo ship foundered on a voyage from Santander to Valencia with the loss of over 20 crew. [109] Pine Ridge United States: The tanker broke in two 90 nautical miles (170 km) east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.
On 19 June 1944, a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress F "Idiot's Delight" (serial: 42-30301) was hit by Flak from Alderney and ditched in the sea. [40] On 20 June 1944, a Heinkel He 111 crashed in flames at Samarès Jersey. [5] 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.