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The sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis is widely known as a shark story—but the truth is much more horrifying.
Top 10 Disasters That Changed the Course of History Welcome to WatchMojo, today we’re looking at disasters that played a pivotal role in human history. For our criteria, we’re excluding all ...
To compile a list of modern ocean disasters, 24/7 Tempo consulted a range of news, maritime, and weather publications including the New York Daily News, World Atlas, and Taylor & Francis Online ...
To find the bow of this ship is an opportunity to remember the sacrifice of this valiant crew, even on one of the worst nights in U.S. Navy history.” ...
It became one of the Britain’s worst maritime disasters and it devastated the family of renowned English poet William Wordsworth whose older brother died on the ship.
A bell, a gun badge, and a tampion were recovered from the wreckage of HMS Vanguard and will be loaned to the Scapa Flow ...
The capsizing of the steamer Sea Wing on Lake Pepin in 1890 made it one of the nation's worst maritime disasters.
An initial report from the National Transportation Safety Board described the moments before a Mexican Navy ship crashed into ...
HMNZS Manawanui sank off Upolu without loss of life, unlike NZ's worst maritime disaster.
The incident has revived painful memories of 2021 when Sri Lanka experienced its worst maritime disaster, the X-Press Pearl incident, which caused massive coastal pollution on the island’s ...
Navy ships and helicopters were deployed in a bid to locate the 29 people who are still missing following this week's ferry ...
This ordeal led to the ship being known around the world as the ‘Poop Cruise’ with some horrified passengers describing it as ...