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A maritime disaster is an event which usually involves a ship or ships and can involve military action. Because of the nature of maritime travel, there is often a substantial loss of life. The term maritime disaster can refer to both commercial ships and military naval ships.
The crown ship of King Eric XIV of Sweden's fleet. The gunpowder store exploded and as many as 1,000 people, including Swedes and the invading Lübeckians, died. [2] 900–1100. 1692. France. Soleil Royal – On 3 June, in the Battle of La Hougue, the French flagship was attacked by 17 ships at Pointe du Hommet.
A maritime disaster is an accident involving vessels at sea which causes significant damage, injury or loss of life. This list covers notable maritime disasters of the 21st century. This list covers notable maritime disasters of the 21st century.
2021 Suez Canal obstruction. In March 2021, the Suez Canal was blocked for six days by the Ever Given, a container ship that had run aground in the canal. [4] The 400-metre-long (1,300 ft), 224,000-ton, 20,000 TEU vessel was buffeted by strong winds on the morning of 23 March, and ended up wedged across the waterway with its bow and stern stuck ...
1,490–1,635. RMS Titanic sank on 15 April 1912 in the North Atlantic Ocean. The largest ocean liner in service at the time, Titanic was four days into her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City, with an estimated 2,224 people on board when she struck an iceberg at 23:40 (ship's time) [ a ] on 14 April.
MS Jan Heweliusz sank on 14 January 1993, between about 04:10 and 05:12 as the ship was crossing the Baltic Sea, en route from Świnoujście, Poland, to Ystad, Sweden. Out of 64 passengers and crew, 55 died in the disaster. [2] It is the largest peacetime maritime disaster in Polish history. [3]
List of shipwrecks: 10 January 2024. Ship. State. Description. Jacob Pike. United States. The 83-foot (25 m) out of service sardine carrier sank in a storm at Harpswell, Maine. The vessel was raised in early August for pollution mitigation and will probably be scrapped.
Sultana was a commercial side-wheel steamboat which exploded and sank on the Mississippi River on April 27, 1865, killing 1,547 people in what remains the worst maritime disaster in United States history. Constructed of wood in 1863 by the John Litherbury Boatyard [1] in Cincinnati, Ohio, Sultana was intended for the lower Mississippi cotton trade.