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List of shipwrecks in the Pacific Ocean; ... Category: Lists of shipwrecks by year; List of wreck diving sites This page was last edited on 10 September 2024 ...
For shipwrecks before 1770, see also Category:Lists of shipwrecks as these are generally listed by decade, but some years may have a dedicated list. Contents Top 1740 1760 1780 1800 1820 1840 1860 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
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. Exact number of deaths unknown, reported only as many of the crew ...
Mediterranean Sea migrant shipwreck of 18 April 2015 – A 25 m (82 ft) vessel, carrying migrants and refugees bound for Europe, foundered in Libyan waters south of the Italian island of Lampedusa. The vessel reportedly capsized after its occupants rushed to draw the attention of a passing merchant ship. Initial estimates put the death toll at 800.
The list of shipwrecks in 2024 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 2024. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
Estimates of the number of people killed vary widely. Some sources list it at 117; others claim it was as high as 181. According to the federal report, the official death toll was 136. 37 men survived, but every woman and child aboard was lost. 117–181 1928 United Kingdom
Closest shipwreck to the mouth of the Buffalo River: Narragansett: 11 June 1880 A passenger paddle steamer of the Stonington Line that burned and sank on 11 June 1880, after a collision with her sister ship Stonington in heavy fog at 23:30 in Long Island Sound. Approximately 50 passengers, but only one crewman, died. Nisbet Grammer United Kingdom
Year Type Fatalities Incident Location Comments 1819 Shipwreck: 644 San Telmo (Spanish ship) [1] Drake Passage, Southern Ocean: 1979 Aircraft: 257 Air New Zealand Flight 901 [2] Mount Erebus, Ross Island, Antarctica 2019 Aircraft: 38 2019 Chilean Air Force C-130 crash: Drake Passage, Antarctica