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7/24/1915: The steamer Eastland overturns in the Chicago River, drowning between 800 and 850 of its passengers who were heading to a picnic.

Tuesday, July 24th, 2018

History

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11 dead, others missing after boat capsizes during a powerful storm on Table Rock Lake near Branson, MO.

Friday, July 20th, 2018

STL

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Off the northern coast of Cyprus: At least 19 people are dead after a ship carrying around 150 presumed migrants capsized in the Mediterranean, but 103 have been rescued so far.

Thursday, July 19th, 2018

Fox News

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Bob Lo Boat Fire today

Friday, July 6th, 2018

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A boat carrying dozens of Chinese tourists overturned Thursday in rough seas off southern Thailand with 48 rescued and 49 missing.

Friday, July 6th, 2018

ABC

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6/30/1900: 4 German ships burn at the Hoboken docks in New Jersey, killing more than 300

Saturday, June 30th, 2018

History

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1 dead and dozens are missing from a ferry that sank on Indonesia’s Lake Toba.

Tuesday, June 19th, 2018

CBS

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6/15/1904: More than 1,000 people taking a pleasure trip on New York City’s East River are drowned or burned to death when a fire sweeps through the General Slocum steamboat.

Friday, June 15th, 2018

History Channel

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5/29/1914: The British liner Empress of Ireland, carrying 1,477 passengers and crew, collides with the Norwegian freighter Storstad in the gulf of Canada’s St. Lawrence River & over 1000 perish.

Tuesday, May 29th, 2018

History

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A giant explosion occurs during the loading of fertilizer onto the freighter Grandcamp at a pier in Texas City, Texas: 4/16/1947.

Monday, April 16th, 2018

History Channel

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Global & Disaster Medicine

Archive for the ‘Maritime’ Category

7/24/1915: The steamer Eastland overturns in the Chicago River, drowning between 800 and 850 of its passengers who were heading to a picnic.

11 dead, others missing after boat capsizes during a powerful storm on Table Rock Lake near Branson, MO.

Off the northern coast of Cyprus: At least 19 people are dead after a ship carrying around 150 presumed migrants capsized in the Mediterranean, but 103 have been rescued so far.

Bob Lo Boat Fire today

A boat carrying dozens of Chinese tourists overturned Thursday in rough seas off southern Thailand with 48 rescued and 49 missing.

6/30/1900: 4 German ships burn at the Hoboken docks in New Jersey, killing more than 300

1 dead and dozens are missing from a ferry that sank on Indonesia’s Lake Toba.

6/15/1904: More than 1,000 people taking a pleasure trip on New York City’s East River are drowned or burned to death when a fire sweeps through the General Slocum steamboat.

5/29/1914: The British liner Empress of Ireland, carrying 1,477 passengers and crew, collides with the Norwegian freighter Storstad in the gulf of Canada’s St. Lawrence River & over 1000 perish.

A giant explosion occurs during the loading of fertilizer onto the freighter Grandcamp at a pier in Texas City, Texas: 4/16/1947.

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