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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.
A woman who was about 20 did not survive after she became trapped under the boat, which capsized near Chicago's “Playpen” area, where boaters frequently gather near the shoreline, officials said.
With the depletion of new numbers in area codes 312 and 773, an overlay of both of them, area code 872, was created in November 2009, beginning ten-digit dialing within the city limits of Chicago. The remaining area without an overlay in the northern part of Illinois, 708, eventually received such with area code 464 taking effect on January 21 ...
Seawise University capsized after being gutted by fire in 1972. Capsizing or keeling over occurs when a boat or ship is rolled on its side or further by wave action, instability or wind force beyond the angle of positive static stability or it is upside down in the water. The act of recovering a vessel from a capsize is called righting.
On Monday, one man died and 11 people were taken to hospitals, mostly with minor injuries, after the tour boat operated by Lockport Cave Tours capsized. Officials have not released his name, but ...
Capsized boat Eastland in Chicago River. The steamer Eastland capsized in central Chicago, with the loss of 844 lives. [114] German submarine SM U-36 was sunk in the North Atlantic by British Q-ship (armed merchant vessel) HMS Prince Charles with the loss of 18 out of the 34 crew. [115]
On Monday, the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office said a second boat had capsized near Bodega Bay around 7:10 a.m. PT as they were searching for another group that went missing over the weekend.
Boat Capsized Paul was ondeck and lost other crew member was below deck [11] Doublehanded Lightship Race Island Yacht Club of Alameda 16 March 2008 Matthew Gale (USA), 68 Anthony Harrow (USA), 72 Daisy, Cheoy Lee Offshore 31 [12] Cowes-Cherbourg Race Royal Ocean Racing Club: 17 June 2011 Chris Reddish (GBR), 46 Lion, Reflex 38 [13]