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The sinking of the Titanic, illustrated by Willy Stöwer in 1912.. Shipwrecking is an event that causes a shipwreck, such as a ship striking something that causes the ship to sink; the stranding of a ship on rocks, land or shoal; poor maintenance, resulting in a lack of seaworthiness; or the destruction of a ship either intentionally or by violent weather.
A sonar image of the shipwreck of the Soviet Navy ship Virsaitis in Estonian waters Johan Christian Dahl: Shipwreck on the Coast of Norway, 1832 Bow of RMS Titanic, first discovered in 1985 Wreck of Costa Concordia. A shipwreck is the wreckage of a ship that is located either beached on land or sunken to the bottom of a body of water ...
The Russian-American Company ship (also spelled Kad’iak and Kodiak; formerly Myrtle), wrecked at Honolulu Harbor, Oahu. [7] USS LST-480 United States Navy: 21 May 1944 A tank landing ship sunk following the West Loch Disaster in Pearl Harbor. USNS Mission San Miguel United States: 8 October 1957 A fleet oiler run aground on Maro Reef. USS S-28
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
Soviet cargo ship "Tixi" sunk with all of its crew during a storm in the Devils' Sea on March 22 en route from Australia to Japan. 45 1902 New Zealand: Elingamite – The ship, carrying a large consignment of gold, was wrecked off the north coast of New Zealand killing 45 people. The wreck is now favoured by adventurous divers for the drama ...
List of shipwrecks of Europe. List of shipwrecks of France; List of shipwrecks of the United Kingdom. List of shipwrecks of England; List of shipwrecks of North America. List of shipwrecks of Canada; List of shipwrecks of the United States. List of shipwrecks of California; List of shipwrecks of Florida; List of shipwrecks in the Great Lakes
The lifeboats were lowered, but the waves smashed them against the ship's iron hull. According to eyewitness accounts, the hulls of the Connaught became so hot that they boiled the waves as they crashed over her. [6] A small fruit merchant ship, the Minni Schiffer, sailed to intercept. The women and children were evacuated first, followed by ...
The cargo ship sank in the Mediterranean Sea north of Abu Qir, Egypt. Nine crew were rescued by the Egyptian Navy, with one dead and one missing. [35] Volgo Balt 179 Comoros: The cargo ship sank in the Black Sea east of Constanţa, Romania, in stormy weather.