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 ...

The capsizing of the steamer Sea Wing on Lake Pepin in 1890 made it one of the nation's worst maritime disasters. $2 for 6 months SUBSCRIBE NOW. Read Today's Paper Monday, June 9.

The Sultana steamboat disaster in 1865, at the end of the Civil War, has been called America's worst maritime disaster. With an estimated loss of up to 1,800 soldiers who were returning home on ...

The UK’s worst maritime disaster devastated the poet William Wordsworth (Picture: PA) A disastrous shipwreck spilled spilled a huge fortune into the sea – and broke the heart of the poet ...

The USS Thresher (SSN-593) was the first nuclear attack submarine of its class. In 1963, it conducted a series of deep-dive tests off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, testing its rated depth ...

The sinking of HMNZS Manawanui off the Samoan island of Upolu on October 6 was a disaster for the navy and the environment but without loss of life, unlike New Zealand’s worst disaster at sea ...

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 ...

On August 5, 1859, SS Admella, a 60-metre-long steamship, left Adelaide and set sail for Melbourne for what was meant to be a standard trip. One day later, the ship would strike a reef near what ...