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The wreck of the Star of Bengal was described as "one of the worst disasters" of the Pacific coast maritime history. [122] Due to the high number of casualties, as of 2015, the wreck of the Star of Bengal remains in the top 5 worst marine disasters in the history of Alaska. [54] [123] Both, the ship and her cargo were declared a total loss. [70]
This is a partial list of shipwrecks which occurred in the Indian Ocean.The list includes ships that sank, foundered, grounded, or were otherwise lost. The Indian Ocean is here defined in its widest sense, including its marginal seas: the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal, the Great Australian Bight, the Mozambique Channel, the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea, the Strait of Malacca, and the Timor Sea
Bengal was launched in 1811 as an East Indiaman for the British East India Company (EIC). She made one voyage for the EIC, but was burnt on the inbound leg of her second voyage. EIC voyage #1 (1812-1813): Captain George Nicholls acquired a letter of marque on 25 January 1812. [3] He sailed from Portsmouth on 10 March 1812, bound for Madras and ...
Belitung shipwreck; Bengal (1799 EIC ship) Boyne (1877 ship) Bredenhof; ... MV Globe Star; Glory (1802 ship) Grace (1811 ship) Great Basses wreck; H. HMS Harrier (1804)
Bengal (1816 ship), of 300 or 304 tons , was launched at Salem, Massachusetts in 1816. [1] [a] Between 1821 and 1829 she appeared in Lloyd's Register as being owned in America, but sailing between Cowes and Batavia. Between 1832 and 1844 she made four voyages from Salem as a whaler.
NEW YORK (AP) — An unusual find in China suggests some early mammals may have hunted dinosaur for dinner. The fossil shows a badgerlike creature chomping down on a small, beaked dinosaur, their ...
Pages in category "Shipwrecks in the Bay of Bengal" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. ... Carron (1792 ship) Cheduba (1863) SS Clan Alpine ...
An original 20-inch X-wing starfighter model used in the climactic space battle of “Star Wars: A New Hope” set a record as the most expensive screen-used Star Wars prop ever sold at auction.