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SS Eastland was a passenger ship based in Chicago and used for tours. On 24 July 1915, the ship rolled over onto its side while tied to a dock in the Chicago River. [1] In total, 844 passengers and crew were killed in what was the largest loss of life from a single shipwreck on the Great Lakes.
Cargo from the ship - some of which was charred, suggesting a fire at sea - was washed up on Lord Howe Island. Otherwise, the ship and its crew of 49 men disappeared without trace. 49 1989 United States: USS Iowa – On 19 April , an open breech explosion occurred in the center gun of turret Number Two aboard Iowa, killing all 47 men in the ...
Second deadliest non-military maritime disaster - 1,863 deaths and 64 survivors. 14 December 2002: MV Tricolor: Collision, no casualties, vessel required salvation by wreck cutting in 9 sections due to being a hazard to navigation. 31 January 2004: MV Diamond Ray
The accident is believed to have killed 33 of the ship's 55 passengers and crew. 33 2015 United States: El Faro – The United States-flagged combination roll-on/roll-off and lift-on/lift-off cargo ship was lost with all hands on 1 October while sailing from Jacksonville, Florida, to San Juan, Puerto Rico, during Hurricane Joaquin. [50] 33 2023
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.
Marine accident, maritime disaster or maritime incident refers to a transport accident involving watercrafts. ... Sailing ship accident; Ship collision; Shipwreck
Ship collision is a type of maritime incident, a violent encounter involving moving ships.While the standard definition of collision involves more than one moving ship, and an engagement between a ship and a motionless object is formally known as "allision", in practice the word "collision" is usually used to describe also the situation where a moving ship hits a stationary ship or a fixed ...
Maritime accidents involving fog (14 P) I. International maritime incidents (11 C, 148 P) L. Lost sailing vessels (21 P) M. ... Ship collision (4 C, 5 P) Ship fires ...