Archive for the ‘Maritime’ Category
June 15, 1904: More than 1,000 people died when fire erupted aboard the steamboat General Slocum in New York City’s East River.
Thursday, June 15th, 20174/16/1947: A giant explosion occurs during the loading of fertilizer onto the freighter Grandcamp at a pier in Texas City, Texas causing nearly 600 people to lose their lives and injuring thousands more.
Sunday, April 16th, 2017The RMS Titanic, billed as unsinkable, sinks into the icy waters of the North Atlantic after hitting an iceberg on its maiden voyage, killing 1,517 people.
Saturday, April 15th, 2017At least 21 people drowned and a dozen others were missing after their overcrowded boat capsized in a river in eastern India.
Sunday, January 15th, 2017“…it was overcrowded because people were returning to Patna after attending the Hindu festival…”
11/10/1975: The SS Edmund Fitzgerald sinks 17 miles from the entrance to Whitefish Bay on Lake Superior, taking all 29 crew members with her.
Thursday, November 10th, 2016A boat reportedly carrying 600 migrants capsized off the Egyptian coast near Kafr al-Sheikh. Around 150 have been rescued and authorities have retrieved 42 bodies so far.
Thursday, September 22nd, 2016
At least 13 people were killed Sunday when a double-decker passenger boat carrying more than 100 people capsized in a river north of Bangkok, Thailand
Sunday, September 18th, 2016
An explosion on a ferry carrying 35 tourists between the Indonesian resort islands of Bali and Lombok on Thursday has reportedly killed two and injured 13.
Thursday, September 15th, 2016“…It was not clear what caused the explosion in the speedboat but police said they did not think it was caused by a bomb….”
