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An unnamed ship carrying 72 people, mostly Ethiopian and Eritrean migrants, ran aground at Tripoli after drifting without fuel for 16 days. The ship had departed on 25 March in an attempt to reach Lampedusa, Italy. Last phone contact was on 26 March, and a French aircraft carrier within sight sent out reconnaissance flights overhead but did not ...
A maritime disaster is an event which usually involves a ship or ships and can involve military action. Because of the nature of maritime travel, there is often a substantial loss of life. The term maritime disaster can refer to both commercial ships and military naval ships.
HMS Sussex – the third-rate ship was lost in a fierce storm on 1 March off Gibraltar. There were two survivors from a crew of 500. 498 1120 England: White Ship – Ship carrying William Adelin, heir to the English Throne and the Duchy of Normandy, and more than 300 others. Drunk crew ran it aground in the English Channel.
The worst maritime disaster in the Red Sea occurred in 2006, when a ferry from Duba in Saudi Arabia to Safaga in Egypt sank after a fire on board and subsequent efforts to extinguish it. Around ...
Between 241 and 289 lives lost when the ship caught fire. Third-greatest loss of life in any Great Lakes shipping disaster. Grand Traverse: 20 October 1896 The bulk carrier sank in a collision with the Livingstone. H.A. Barr: 24 August 1902 The barge sank off Point Stanley
SS Daniel J. Morrell was a 603-foot (184 m) Great Lakes freighter that broke up in a strong storm on Lake Huron on 29 November 1966, taking with her 28 of her 29 crewmen. The freighter was used to carry bulk cargoes such as iron ore but was running with only ballast when the 60-year-old ship sank.
1944 – Port Chicago disaster — E. A. Bryan docked in Port Chicago, California underwent massive explosions and fire while munitions were loaded. 320 people were killed and 390 were injured. 1947 – Texas City disaster — two ships' cargoes of ammonium nitrate caught fire and exploded, killing 581, more than 5,000 injured.
Caught fire in the middle of the Pacific Ocean about 1,800 nautical miles from Oahu. Nearby commercial ships helped rescue 16 crew members, but five crew members lost their lives in the incident. [18] The ship was reportedly carrying 3,800 Nissan vehicles, but the cause of the fire is still unknown. 10 March 2019: Grande America