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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
The accident resulted in extensive damage to the vessel's hold as well its cargo of vehicles and household goods. As a result of the damage, estimated at $100 million total, the vessel's owners scrapped the vessel. [14] 1 October 2015: SS El Faro: 33 fatalities, sunk in deep water by Hurricane Joaquin [15] 26 January 2016: MV Modern Express
The car was built by her cousins, the sons of William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse. [3] 1891 – United States – John William Lambert was involved in the first recorded automobile crash in American history. The crash occurred in Ohio City, Ohio. Lambert's vehicle—the first single-cylinder gasoline automobile—was carrying Lambert and James ...
The shipment sat at the bottom of the ocean for nearly 80 years.
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.
List of shipwrecks: 11 January 1989 Ship State Description Chil Bo San No. 6 South Korea After she broke a propeller, the 285-foot (86.9 m) fishing trawler drifted ashore on the west coast of Unalaska Island in the Aleutian Islands 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) south of Spray Cape
List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1980 Ship State Description Tom and Al United States During a voyage from Kodiak to Homer, Alaska, with a cargo of shrimp and a crew of two, the 96-gross register ton, 84-foot (25.6 m) motor vessel sank with no loss of life 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi) off the Barren Islands and 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) off Shuyak Island.
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