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Some people jumped overboard but none drowned. The ship remained afloat and many boats came to the rescue. More than 600 passengers survived, many uninjured. The ship's Captain was George W. McVey, who had also been captain of Larchmont in 1907 when it sank after a collision less than 20 nautical miles (37 km) away. [55] 55 1988 Brazil
Of the estimated 1,300 people aboard, nine survived; 260 bodies were washed ashore. 1,291 1564 Sweden: Mars – A Swedish warship that was sunk 18 kilometres north of Öland during the Northern Seven Years' War. 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 ...
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.
Hundreds feared dead in Greece shipwreck Greek authorities have so far recovered the bodies of at least 81 people, and more than 100 passengers have been rescued, including Pakistanis, Egyptians ...
Every shipwreck has a story, usually one that goes to the bottom of the sea with the boat. Take a look at these spooky photos. 22 Eerie Shipwrecks Around the World
Mediterranean Sea migrant shipwreck of 13 April 2015 – A vessel carrying migrants and refugees bound for Europe sank 24 hours after leaving the Libyan coast, possibly after the passengers capsized the boat trying to get the attention of an Italian rescue team. An estimated 400 people drowned, while at least 144 survivors were rescued by the ...
A broken clock is right twice a day as well,' ” says Harris, 60, the founder and former CEO of RMS Titanic Inc., which has led numerous research and recovery expeditions to the shipwreck. “He ...
The Sardinia disaster is regarded as Malta's worst peacetime maritime disaster, [3] [5] and it has been called Malta's counterpart of the Titanic. [4] Although the Sardinia was smaller and carried far fewer passengers than Titanic , the comparison was made because of the large proportion of lower class passengers who perished in the disaster.