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The San Juan capsized to port and sank stern first in less than three minutes killing 77 people. Most of the survivors were dragged down with the sinking ship only to swim free of the sinking vessel during the final plunge. The San Juan sinking helped end of the use of coastal passenger steamships. [48] 77 1978 Singapore
Gribshunden – Flagship of John, King of Denmark caught fire and burned down while in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Ronneby in southeastern Sweden, becoming one of the best-preserved shipwrecks from the late medieval period. Exact number of deaths unknown, reported only as many of the crew of 150. many of the crew of 150 1694 England
The sinking was one of the worst maritime disasters of the 20th century. [1] [2] It is one of the deadliest peacetime sinkings of a European ship, after the Titanic in 1912 and the Empress of Ireland in 1914, and the deadliest peacetime shipwreck to have occurred in European waters, with 852 (out of 989) lives lost. [3]
Here are 11 of the world's most amazing shipwrecks. The remains of more than 3 million ships are scattered across the oceans. ... The "unsinkable" ship sank on its maiden voyage in April 1912 ...
On 13 January 2012, the seven-year-old Costa Cruises vessel Costa Concordia was on the first leg of a cruise around the Mediterranean Sea when it deviated from its planned route at Isola del Giglio, Tuscany in order to perform a sail-by salute, sailed closer to the island than intended, and struck a rock formation on the sea floor.
Cameron has been an active member of the deep sea submergence community since the early 2000s. His 2003 documentary, Ghosts of the Abyss, depicted his expedition to the remains of the Titanic and ...
Salahuddin-2 – On the night of 3 May, the ferry sank in the Meghna River south of Dhaka, killing more than 450 people. 450 2006 Indonesia: Senopati Nusantara – The ferry sank in a storm on 30 December. She was a scheduled passenger liner from Kumai in Central Kalimantan to Tanjung Emas port in Semarang, Central Java.
It sank in 1912, killing approximately 1,500 people on board. Its coordinates are 41º43’32”N, 49º56’49”W. ... In the wake of the Titan’s fatal implosion near the Titanic shipwreck on ...