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A woman died and six other people were hospitalized after a boat struck a Chicago breakwall early Friday and capsized in Lake Michigan amid strong winds and high waves, authorities said. Chicago ...
A 20-year-old woman died after a boat capsized near Navy Pier early Friday morning. The boat was returning to shore around 2:40 a.m. when it possibly struck a breakwater, injuring six people, all ...
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.
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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.
Dave Matthews Band's tour bus stopping at the Kinzie Street Bridge to empty its blackwater tank. On August 8, 2004, a tour bus belonging to Dave Matthews Band dumped an estimated 800 pounds (360 kg) of human waste from the bus's blackwater tank through the Kinzie Street Bridge in Chicago onto an open-top passenger sightseeing boat sailing in the Chicago River below.
Seven boats sank in the area between September 1 and 15, [21] and 25 to 30 had capsized between September 1 and September 30. [35] In the past two weeks, the Coast Guard had issued 500 citations for various safety and regulatory violations to coho fishermen, [ 21 ] and towed a few boats with dead motors from quite a distance offshore.
Johnny Phommathep Jr., 17, and Jake Phommathep, 14, were crabbing with their dad, Johnny Sr., and three others on board a 21-foot boat when it capsized in Bodega Bay on Saturday, FOX 5 reported.