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Deaths Image 1495 Denmark: 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 ...
The official death toll was 470, though some evidence suggests that the ship was overcrowded and the true death toll may have been much greater, likely more than 1,600. [7] 1,600 (estimated) 1993 Haiti: Ferry Neptune – Sank on 16 February. [8] [9] [10] 1,500 (estimated) 1912 United Kingdom
Mediterranean Sea migrant shipwreck of 18 April 2015 – A 25 m (82 ft) vessel, carrying migrants and refugees bound for Europe, foundered in Libyan waters south of the Italian island of Lampedusa. The vessel reportedly capsized after its occupants rushed to draw the attention of a passing merchant ship. Initial estimates put the death toll at 800.
However, the ship's momentum carried it forward until it hit a sandbar in water eight feet (2.4 m) deep less than half a mile from the beach. Flames quickly consumed the ship, burning to death anyone left aboard. Many passengers jumped into the water, where most drowned or were pulled under by other panicked passengers who could not swim. 241–289
List of shipwrecks of France; List of shipwrecks of the United Kingdom. List of shipwrecks of England; List of shipwrecks of North America. List of shipwrecks of Canada; List of shipwrecks of the United States. List of shipwrecks of California; List of shipwrecks of Florida; List of shipwrecks in the Great Lakes; List of shipwrecks of ...
Pages in category "Deaths due to shipwreck" The following 48 pages are in this category, out of 48 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ! Erne (ship)
Shipwreck: 644 San Telmo (Spanish ship) [1] Drake Passage, Southern Ocean: 1979 Aircraft: 257 Air New Zealand Flight 901 [2] Mount Erebus, Ross Island, Antarctica 2019 Aircraft: 38 2019 Chilean Air Force C-130 crash: Drake Passage, Antarctica Aircraft lost en route from Chile to Teniente R. Marsh Airport, King George Island: 2010 Shipwreck: 22
British ship that ran aground at Montauk during the American Revolution. Forward: A motor launch that was wrecked in Lake George. General Slocum United States: 15 June 1904 A steamboat that caught fire and sank near North Brother Island, with over 1,000 deaths. Glückauf Germany: March 1893 An oil tanker that ran aground at Fire Island ...