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SS El Faro was a United States-flagged, combination roll-on/roll-off and lift-on/lift-off cargo ship crewed by U.S. merchant mariners.Built in 1975 by Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. as Puerto Rico, the vessel was renamed Northern Lights in 1991 and, finally, El Faro in 2006.
The vessel, possibly a cargo ship or dredge, capsized and sank in shallow water with her bottom above water after a collision with the tanker Petite Soeur ( Marshall Islands) off Corregidor, in Manila Bay, Luzon, the Philippines. 16 people were rescued, 1 person was killed, and 3 were reported missing.
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 ship was towed and beached. 33 people died while around 200 passengers were rescued. [51] 33 2012 Italy: Costa Concordia – The Italian cruise ship ran aground, capsized and sank in shallow waters on 13 January off the Isola del Giglio, killing 32 people (27 passengers and 5 crewmembers) out of 3,216 passengers and 1,013 crewmembers aboard. 32
Of the ship’s 4,700 cargo containers, only two are missing overboard and neither contains hazardous materials, he said. The vessel has over 1.5 million gallons of oil on board but remains stable.
The Titan’s wreckage was seen for the first time in pictures after the Coast Guard announced on Thursday (23 June) that ROVs (remotely-operated vehicles) found its chambers in a sea of debris 1 ...
The ro-ro container ship was damaged in a collision with the chemical tanker Ulsan Pioneer ( Marshall Islands) and later capsized and sank in the Sea of Japan, north-west of Imabari, Shikoku Island, Japan. Nine crew were rescued, her captain, chief and second engineer remain missing.
Sudden disasters such as military strike, collision, rogue wave, or piracy could also prevent a crew from sending a distress call and reporting a location. Among the many missing ships on the list are submarines , which have limited communication , and provide the crew almost no chance of survival if struck by disaster under water.