The largest peacetime shipwreck in history. Loud shipwreck
The world is familiar with many shipwrecks that shocked with their scale and horror of what happened. A lot of terrible shipwrecks that caused significant human casualties are also known in Russian history.
Top worst shipwrecks of the 20th century
As you know, modern ships are equipped with means designed to save human life. However, this was not always the case. Especially many large shipwrecks occurred in the last century.Some water disasters have occurred far out to sea, and some have occurred offshore due to reef collisions. The consequences can be frightening. Next, consider some of the most terrible shipwrecks in the history of mankind.
Steamboat "Sultana" (SS Sultana)
The wooden paddle steamer "Sultana" was built at the American shipyard in Cincinnati and launched in 1863. The ship suffered distress on April 27, 1865 on the Mississippi River near Memphis due to the explosion of a steam boiler. 
Soldiers released from captivity were transported on the ship. 1653 people became victims of the disaster, 741 people were saved. This shipwreck in terms of the number of victims is the largest catastrophe of the 19th century.
Ferry "Donja Pas"
One of the largest shipwrecks of the 20th century occurred in 1987 - we are talking about the Doña Paz passenger ferry. For more than two decades, he regularly transported people, cruising along the coast of the Philippines and Japan. 
Colliding with the tanker, the ferry literally broke in half. A fire broke out and the passengers died in the fire. The number of victims of this terrible shipwreck is 4375 people.
Liner "Wilhelm Gustloff"
The cruise ship "Wilhelm Gustloff" belonged to one of the largest tour operators in the Third Reich. It was launched in 1937. The ship departed 50 cruises, and the cost of tickets was so low that even the working class could afford to travel on board it. 
During the Second World War, the liner served as a hospital, and later became a barracks for submariners. In early 1945, the ship was torpedoed by a Soviet submarine. According to official figures, 5348 people died in that shipwreck. Historians also call a different number of victims - at least 9 thousand people.
The wreck of the Titanic
Who doesn't know about the Titanic? It seems that everyone has heard about this sensational shipwreck. The ship made only one voyage, which ended in disaster in 1912. Titanic according to the site, is included in the rating of the largest ships. 
The victims of the shipwreck were 1513 people. Only 711 passengers survived. The Titanic sank under water in 160 minutes. This terrible disaster was reflected in the cinema: in 1997, the film of the same name was directed by James Cameron. The main roles in the film were played by Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio.
Cruise ship Costa Concordia
Costa Concordia is one of the largest European ships. A maritime disaster occurred on the night of January 13-14, 2012 in the Tyrrhenian Sea, near the Italian island of Giglio, during a cruise in the western Mediterranean. There were 4,229 people on board when the ship hit reefs and capsized. The crash killed 32 people.6 people found guilty in Costa Concordia crash
The main culprit was the captain of the liner Francesco Schettino, who was sentenced to 16 years in prison. After this incident, the rules of maritime navigation and the passage of pre-trip briefings by passengers were tightened.
The worst shipwrecks in national history
Several major shipwrecks are also known in Russian history, and all of them caused huge human casualties. It is impossible not to recall the collapse of "Armenia", "Admiral Nakhimov" and "Novorossiysk". A terrible tragedy for our country and the whole world was the death of the Kursk submarine, the shipwreck of the Bulgaria and Komsomolets."Armenia" sank in the fall of 1941 near the Crimea in just four minutes. The ship was transporting evacuated residents and wounded Red Army soldiers. Five thousand people died, and only 8 passengers could survive.
One of the largest water disasters in the USSR was the crash of the Admiral Nakhimov. He went from Novorossiysk to Sochi, carrying 1243 people. Due to the fact that the steamer rammed a grain carrier, it had a hole, and it sank in 7 minutes. This shipwreck occurred at the end of August 1986, and 423 people died then.
The name "Novorossiysk" in the USSR was given to a ship that previously belonged to the Italian Navy. At the end of October 1955, an explosion occurred in the bow of the ship, due to which a hole of 150 square meters was formed. meters. Novorossiysk sank with 604 people on board.
The ferry "Estonia" in September 1994, leaving the port of Tallinn, got into a storm, lost its bow, which caused it to fall on its side and drown. The rescue operation was complicated by a natural disaster that left 852 people missing and killed.
Our contemporaries know about the tragedy that happened to the Kursk nuclear submarine. The crash occurred in August 2000 due to explosions on board. The crew consisted of 118 people, there were no survivors.
In July 2011, there was another terrible shipwreck in Russian history - the sinking of the ship "Bulgaria", which was cruising along the Volga. With a capacity of 140 people, there were 208 passengers on board. About 120 people were killed, many of them children.
The Komsomolets submarine sank in the Norwegian Sea. This happened in April 1989 - the cause was a fire in the aft compartment. The crew consisted of 69 people, only 27 crew members managed to survive.
The worst water disaster in human history
Perhaps the worst water disaster in the history of mankind was the shipwreck of the German ship Goya in 1945. About 7 thousand people became its victims. 
The crash of the Goya is called the bloodiest disaster. It happened during the Second World War. The ship was used as an evacuation ship. At night, a Soviet submarine caught up with the Goya and attacked the ship. After 10 minutes, the Goya ship, along with all the passengers, went under water. On land, major accidents with human casualties occurred no less frequently. We invite you to learn more about the worst disasters in history.
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I stumbled across this sad thread. We all hear about the tragedy of the Titanic, but in fact this is far from the largest shipwreck.
As a rule, shipwrecks are not classified as man-made disasters, but it is this record-breaking case in terms of the number of victims that deserves a place among the most terrible man-made tragedies of mankind. The largest disasters at sea, accompanied by many thousands of victims, occurred during the Second World War (we will talk about the largest shipwreck in general in terms of the number of victims), and in peacetime there was only one shipwreck comparable in consequences, which became the largest in history - a collision Philippine ferry "Dona Paz" with a tanker. This tragedy claimed more lives than the much more famous sinking of the Titanic.
Let's take a closer look at this...
An object: passenger ferry "Dona Paz" (MV Doña Paz). Displacement - 2062 tons, length - 93.1 m, maximum width - 13.6 m, designed to carry 1518 passengers. Built in Japan, launched on April 25, 1963, from 1975 (until 1981 - under the name MV Don Sulpicio, from 1981 - under the name MV Doña Paz) was operated by the Philippine operator Sulpicio Lines.
Crash Location: Tablas Strait, near Marinduque Island, Philippines.
Victims: in disaster 4386 people died, of which 4,317 were passengers of the Doña Paz ferry and 58 crew members, as well as 11 crew members of the Vector tanker. Only 24 ferry passengers and 2 tanker crew members were saved. This number of casualties makes this the largest peacetime crash in history.
Chronicle of events
Due to the lack of communication, the chronology of events is built from the words of rare eyewitnesses and the time of the onset of key events is determined approximately.
It is authentically known that the Dona Paz left the port of Tacloban at 6.30 in the morning and headed for Manila, and at about 22.00 — 22.30 the ship was passing through the Tablas Strait near the island of Marinduque. At this time, the weather was clear, there was little roughness at sea, so there were no threats to navigation in the area. But the ferry never arrived in Manila, having crashed somewhere in the strait.
At about 10:30 p.m., the ferry collided with the Vector tanker, which was transporting about a thousand cubic meters of gasoline and other oil products. During the collision, one or two explosions thundered, the tanker immediately began to leak, a large amount of gasoline flowed onto the surface of the sea, which immediately flared up. Soon the Doña Paz was also on fire.
Panic broke out on board the ferry, the crew did not take any action to save the passengers. Many people jumped overboard, but most of them soon died from the flames. Some of the passengers did not dare to leave the burning ship, but help never came.
Approximately at midnight The Doña Paz sank, taking with her passengers and any hope of salvation. Near 2.00 the wreck of the tanker sank.
The crash became known only by six o'clock in the morning, the authorities sent rescuers to the crash site, but search and rescue operations lasted no more than one day - a total of 26 people were saved.
Within a few days after the disaster, the remains of 108 people washed ashore. All of them had burn marks, and almost all of them were eaten by sharks, which are very numerous in these seas. Thousands more people were never found, which subsequently made it difficult to accurately calculate the number of victims and find out the causes of the disaster.
The question of the number of victims and the investigation of the crash
Immediately after the shipwreck, confusion arose over the determination of the number of dead. Initially, the investigation relied on the number of officially registered passengers on the Doña Paz ferry - based on this, there were 1,525 passengers and 58 crew members on board the ship.
However, as it turned out later, the ferry was always overloaded, many tickets were sold without registration at a reduced price, and almost no one ever registered children. Therefore, experts soon began to call ever larger numbers - 2000, 3000 and even 4000 passengers. According to the stories of survivors and eyewitnesses, the last figure is most true - many passengers lived in overcrowded cabins, someone took a seat in the corridors, and many were completely located on the deck.
Only later - in 1999 - it was found that the ferry on that tragic day took on board 4341 passengers, and most of them died in the crash.
It should be noted that the relatives of the victims are still continuing litigation against the operator of Sulpicio Lines and the owner of the tanker "Vector" Cal-Tex Philippines, Inc., accusing them of criminal negligence. However, even almost thirty years after the catastrophe, no success was achieved in this matter, and no one was held responsible for the tragedy.
Causes of the disaster
Here we should talk about two groups of reasons: about the reasons for the shipwreck, and about the reasons that led to so many victims. After all, even with the crash of the more famous Titanic, there were three times fewer victims!
For a long time, the causes of the collision of ships in the Tablas Strait remained unknown and numerous discussions were held on this issue. And to this day, it is not entirely clear how the ferry and the tanker could collide in a wide strait in clear weather. But if the exact causes of the disaster are unknown, then indirect causes have long been established.
In October 1988, the board assembled to investigate the disaster issued an official statement blaming the collision on the crew of the Vector tanker. During the investigation, it was found that the ship did not have a license and was actually unseaworthy. Also, the tanker did not have experienced forward looking and special navigation equipment, so the appearance of the Doña Paz ferry was a complete surprise, and the crew of the Vector could not prevent a collision.
It was assumed that part of the blame lay with the crew of the ferry, since at the time of the disaster, only one of the crew members was on the captain's bridge (and, probably, it was not the ship's captain), and the rest of the team went about their business. But later this version did not find proper confirmation, therefore, all charges were dropped from the team and the operator (Sulpicio Lines).
If we consider the reasons that led to a huge number of victims, then the same fault lies with the crews of both ships and their owners.
Firstly, there were almost three times as many passengers on the ferry as allowed (4341 against the maximum allowable 1518) - in the event of a collision and subsequent fire, panic and stampede began on the ship. The fire on the ship and the burning water closed all the ways to escape, so many passengers found their last refuge in the cabins and corridors of the ferry.
Secondly, a large number of people died in the fire both on the ferry and at sea - due to the oil spill from the Vector tanker, the water literally burned and did not give salvation. In addition, the waters in the strait are teeming with sharks, which also gave rise to fear in people and only despair forced them to leave the ship.
Thirdly, there were life jackets on the ferry, but they were all hidden under lock and key, and even if one of the crew members opened a warehouse with vests, there would hardly be enough for everyone. But the vests, like the people who need them, went to the bottom.
Fourthly, the team of the Doña Paz ferry did not make any attempts to organize the rescue of people, these people were not ready for an emergency. The professionalism of the ferry team still raises questions.
Finally, fifthly, the ferry and the tanker were not equipped with basic means of communication - even the simplest radio station! Therefore, at the time of the crash, no one could call for help, and the Philippine authorities learned about the terrible disaster only in the morning. It is clear that after such a time it was simply impossible to save someone, and this delay became fatal for many passengers of the Doña Paz.
Absolute disregard for the safety of ships and the unprofessionalism of the crews, the opportunity to get additional benefits and savings on everything - all this underlies the terrible shipwreck, which became the largest in peacetime.
In terms of the scale of maritime disasters, the Philippines has firmly taken a leading position. In 1987, as a result of a collision with a tanker, the Dona Pas passenger ferry of the Sulpicio Lines company sank. The company's administration then announced that there were 1,583 passengers and 60 crew members on the ship. Subsequently, it turns out that there were actually 4341 passengers there, of which only 24 survived. Less than a year later, the Dona Marilyn ferry dies, and with it more than three hundred passengers and sailors. Seven weeks after this tragedy, the world will learn about the death of the ferry "Rosalia" with 400 passengers, and a short time later - another ferry with its 50 victims. But no one knows how many smaller ships and boats and the people who were on them actually disappeared in the depths of the sea around the Philippines.
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The sunken ship "Bulgaria" claimed the lives of dozens of people, and made us once again think about the safety of river and sea transport. Most people are only familiar with the tragedy of the Titanic, about which many films have been made and many stories have been told.
H oh, oddly enough, it was not the Titanic that carried the largest number of human lives to the bottom. In this ranking, a list of the worst shipwrecks in history and it is based on those who died in these disasters. It is worth noting that all these disasters occurred in peacetime.
1. Doña Paz - 4,375 dead
Passenger ferry registered in the Philippines. Sunk on December 20, 1987 after a collision with the tanker "Vector". Approximately 4,375 people died in the process, making this the largest maritime disaster in peacetime. The ferry was built in 1963 at the Japanese shipyard Onomichi Zosen, Onomichi, and was called the Himeuri Maru. The Himeuri Maru, owned by the Ryukyu Kaiun Kaisa, sailed through Japanese waters with a capacity of 608 passengers. In 1975, the ship was sold to Sulpicio Lines, a Philippine passenger ferry operator, and was named Don Sulphico and later Doña Paz. A month before the collision, the ferry was being repaired at the docks. At the time of the collision, Dona Paz was operating a twice-weekly passenger service on the Manila-Tacloban-Catbalogan-Manila-Catbalogan-Tacloban-Manila route.
2. Explosion in Halifax - 1,950 dead
Explosion in Halifax - an explosion that occurred on Thursday, December 6, 1917 in the harbor of the city of Halifax. As a result of a strong explosion of the French military transport "Mont Blanc", loaded with explosives, which occurred as a result of the collision of the "Mont Blanc" with the Norwegian ship "Imo", the port and a significant part of the city were completely destroyed. About 2 thousand people died as a result of the explosion, under the rubble of buildings, and because of the fires that arose after the explosion. Approximately 9 thousand people were injured.
3. Yoola - 1,863 dead
A Senegalese state-owned ferry that capsized off the coast of the Gambia on September 26, 2002. The disaster resulted in the death of at least 1,863 people. On September 26, 2002, the ferry Yoola left Ziguinchor in the Casamance region on one of her regular trips to Dakar, the capital of Senegal. During the voyage, the ship, designed to carry about 580 passengers, accommodated about 2,000 people. On the way, the ship capsized as a result of strong winds off the coast of the Gambia. Detailed reports show that this happened in less than five minutes.
4. Sultana - 1,800 dead
The steamer Sultana, sailing on the Mississippi River, was destroyed by the explosion of one of the four boilers on April 27, 1865. This led to the greatest maritime disaster in the history of the United States. Approximately 1,800 of the 2,400 passengers on board were killed. The ship sank near Memphis, Tennessee.
5. Titanic - 1,517 dead
The Titanic is a British steamer of the White Star Line, one of three twin ships of the Olympic class. The largest passenger liner in the world at the time of its construction. During the first voyage on April 14, 1912, she collided with an iceberg and sank after 2 hours and 40 minutes. There were 1,316 passengers and 892 crew members on board, for a total of 2,208 people. The Titanic disaster became legendary and was one of the largest shipwrecks in history. Several feature films have been shot on its plot.
6. Empress of Ireland - 1,012 dead
The Empress of Ireland is a Canadian passenger liner laid down on the stocks of the Govan shipyard, near Glasgow (Scotland). Launched in January 1906, she underwent sea trials until June 27, 1906. One of the largest ships of its class, owned by the Canadian Pacific Steamship Company. He flew flights between England and Canada. The comfort of the premises, the high speed of the ship, as well as the excellent service on board the liner made him popular among those wishing to cross the Atlantic Ocean. During its next voyage on May 29, 1914, the Empress of Ireland collided with the Norwegian coal carrier Storstadt on the St. Lawrence River and sank 14 minutes later at a depth of more than 40 meters. He carried 1,477 people on board (420 crew members and 1,057 passengers).
7. Estonia - 852 dead
The Estonia ferry was built in 1979 in Germany at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg. "Estonia" sank on the night of September 27 to September 28, 1994. At the same time, 852 people died out of 1049 on board. The ferry was originally built for Viking Line and was named Viking Sally. It was supposed to run between Turku, Mariehamn and Stockholm. In 1986, it was sold to Silja Line and renamed Silja Star, leaving it on the same route. In 1991, the ferry was operated by Wasa Line, wholly owned by Silja Line, and the ferry, now under the name Wasa King, began to run between the Finnish city of Vaasa and the Swedish city of Umeå. In January 1993, to provide a ferry service between Tallinn and Stockholm, the Swedish company Nordström & Thulin and the Estonian state-owned Estonian Shipping Company (Estonian Shipping Company, abbreviated as ESCO) created a joint venture called Estline (). EstLine A/S"), which purchased the Wasa King ferry, renaming it "Estonia" ("Estonia").
8. Eastland - 845 dead
It was a passenger ship based in Chicago. It was used for tours of the Great Lakes. The ship sank on July 24, 1915 as a result of a natural disaster. This was the largest shipwreck in the Great Lakes region.
9. Birkenhead - 460 dead
Birkenhead is a ferry built specifically for the Royal Navy. It was designed as a frigate, but later intended to carry troops. February 26, 1852 while transporting troops, the ship crashed off the coast of Cape Town in South Africa.
10. Mary Rose - 400 dead
Mary Rose was the three-deck flagship of the English navy under King Henry VIII Tudor. This massive caracca was launched at Portsmouth in 1510. It was probably named in honor of the French queen Mary Tudor (the king's sister) and the rose as the heraldic symbol of the Tudor house. During the Italian Wars, the Mary Rose was commanded by brother admirals Edward and Thomas Howard. In 1512, the Mary Rose took part in the attack on Brest. In 1528 and 1536 it was modernized: the number of guns was increased to 91, the displacement was increased to 700 tons. In 1545 the French King Francis I landed on the Isle of Wight. The British sent 80 ships, led by the Mary Rose, to the Solent to protect the island. Overloaded with artillery, the karakka, never distinguished by stability, suddenly began to list and sank along with Admiral George Carew. Only 35 sailors managed to escape. By the way, the remains of this ship were found, and now they are stored in the Maritime Museum of Portsmouth .
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Sea vessels have always been the subject of universal admiration, but often the world was shocked by their sudden death. The largest shipwrecks - how did they happen and how many human lives did they claim?
It is worth noting that ships sank for various reasons. Mainly due to the following:
- "human factor";
- malfunction of the ship's mechanisms;
- severe storms.
Great shipwrecks are, and therefore everyone should know about them.
The most famous shipwrecks: the sinking of the Titanic
The fame of the story associated with the "Titanic" for a wide range of public acquired after the release of the film of the same name. It is noteworthy that the plot of the film was based on real events. It is not known whether the love story that was discussed in the film was true, but the fact that the ship sank, taking a huge number of human lives with it, is true.
The Titanic was launched on May 31, 1911. At that time, the ship was considered the largest liner in history, and therefore its first voyage took place in a festive atmosphere.
Unfortunately, the Titanic only set sail once. The flight he followed had been passed by other ships thousands of times before, but in 1912 the ship sank unexpectedly.
The bulky liner could not withstand a collision with an iceberg on April 14. No one could name the exact reason: either it was an oversight of the workers, or a lack of equipment. One way or another, it took quite a bit of time to completely immerse in water - 160 minutes. This was a shock to the designers, as they placed great hopes on the ship, and the size of the liner itself delighted everyone.
There were more than two thousand people on the ship, of which only 711 survived. The lucky ones told many of the most amazing stories about what they experienced at the moment when they were told about the wreck of the ship. Unfortunately, life-saving equipment was sorely lacking, which caused mass deaths of passengers.
The story of the Titanic has become a sensation, but the most famous shipwrecks on it do not end there, because in just 100 years there have been many similar events.
The worst shipwrecks of the twentieth century
In the history of navigation, other cases are known that are striking in their colossality. Their death was not made into a grandiose movie, like about the Titanic, but their crash was just as unexpected for the developers of the model and the families of the victims.
Remained forever at the bottom of the oceans and seas:
- "Yamato";
- "Salzburg";
- "Bismarck";
- "Cap Arkona";
- Junio Maaru.
Great shipwrecks of history
And a few more ships that are well known in world history. One of them is the Wilhelm Gustloff passenger liner, which departed only fifty flights.
What is surprising is the cost of the tickets. Allow yourself to travel Wilhelm Gustloff even representatives of the poor working class could.
This liner belonged to the travel company of the Third Reich. Since the first liner was launched in 1937, he managed to survive a lot. He caught the Second World War, during which the "Wilhelm Gustloff" served as a hospital, and later participated in naval battles. On January 30, 1945, this liner was sunk by a torpedo from the Soviet Union.
Historians believe that there were about 9,000 people on board the liner at the time of the crash, although 5,000 were officially reported dead.
But even on the Wilhelm Gustloff, the most terrible shipwrecks did not end. The Second World War also took away another great ship - “ Armenia».
"Armenia" was a passenger-cargo ship, which was created in 1928 in the Soviet Union. This ship had really large dimensions and potential. Historians find it difficult to answer how many voyages the ship departed, but they know exactly when it sank.
It happened in 1941 near the Crimea. "Armenia" was flooded by German aircraft.
Striking and scary at the same time is the fact that the ship sank under water in just 4 minutes, taking 5,000 human lives with it.
Only eight passengers survived.
Finally
Historical experience made it possible to realize how important it is to comply with safety conditions when drawing up a plan for the construction and launching of a ship. Now sea vessels are equipped with a huge number of life-saving devices, which, even in cases of misfortune, enable people to survive. It remains to be hoped that the necessary measures are taken, and not a single modern ship will be included in the historical summary called "shipwrecks".
The world is familiar with many of the largest shipwrecks, shocking in their magnitude and horror of what happened. A lot of terrible shipwrecks that caused significant human casualties are also known in Russian history.
Top worst shipwrecks of the 20th century
As you know, modern ships are equipped with means designed to save human life. However, this was not always the case. Especially many large shipwrecks occurred in the last century. Some disasters on the water occurred far at sea, and some - in the coastal strip, when rocks or reefs became the cause of their death.Disasters on the water have been happening since people began to go to the open sea The number of flights is constantly growing, in large part due to fierce competition, pushing the safety of those on board into the background. The consequences of all this are clear. Next, consider some of the most terrible shipwrecks.
Ferry "Donja Pas"
One of the largest shipwrecks of the 20th century occurred in 1987. We are talking about the passenger ferry "Dona Paz". For more than two decades, he regularly transported people, cruising along the coast of the Philippines and Japan.
The wreck of the Doña Paz ferry was one of the worst shipwrecks. Colliding with a tanker, the ferry literally broke in half. A fire broke out and the passengers died in the fire. The number of victims of this terrible shipwreck is four thousand three hundred seventy-five people.
Liner "Wilhelm Gustloff"
The cruise ship "Wilhelm Gustloff" belonged to one of the largest tour operators in the Third Reich. It was launched in 1937. The ship departed fifty cruises, and the cost of tickets was so low that even the working class could afford to travel on board it.
The accident with the liner "Wilhelm Gustloff" occurred during the Second World War. During the Second World War, the liner played the role of a hospital, and later became a barracks for submariners. In early 1945, the ship was torpedoed by a Soviet submarine. According to official figures, five thousand three hundred and forty-eight people died in that shipwreck. Historians also call a different number of victims - at least nine thousand people.
The sinking of the Titanic
Who doesn't know about the Titanic? It seems that everyone knows about this sensational shipwreck. The ship managed to make only one voyage, which was both the first and the last for it. The disaster occurred on an April day in 1912, when this luxurious ship went on a cruise.
The sinking of the Titanic was the most famous disaster on the water. The victims of the shipwreck were one thousand five hundred and thirteen people. Only seven hundred and eleven passengers survived. The Titanic sank under water in one hundred and sixty minutes. By the way, according to uznayvse.ru, the Titanic is included in the rating of the largest ships.
The worst shipwrecks in national history
Several large shipwrecks are also known in national history. All of them caused huge human losses. It is impossible not to recall the collapse of "Armenia", "Admiral Nakhimov", "Novorossiysk" and "Estonia". The wreck of the Kursk submarine, the shipwreck of the Bulgaria and Komsomolets became a terrible tragedy for our country and the whole world. "Armenia" sank in the autumn of 1941 near the Crimea in just four minutes. The ship was transporting evacuated residents and wounded Red Army soldiers. Five thousand people died. Only eight passengers survived.
The collapse of the ship "Armenia" happened rapidly One of the largest disasters on the water in the USSR was the collapse of the "Admiral Nakhimov". He went from Novorossiysk to Sochi, carrying one thousand two hundred and forty-three people. Due to the fact that the steamer rammed the grain carrier, it had a hole. It sank in seven minutes. Four hundred twenty-three people died. This shipwreck happened at the end of August 1986. The name "Novorossiysk" in the USSR was given to a ship that previously belonged to the Italian Navy. At the end of October 1955, an explosion occurred in the nose, which caused a hole of one hundred and fifty square meters. "Novorossiysk" sank. Six hundred and four people died.
The death of the ferry "Estonia" became a tragedy of modern times. In September 1994, the ferry "Estonia", leaving the port of the city of Talin, fell into a storm and collided with the ferry "Mriella". During the rescue, the situation was complicated by a storm. Missing and killed eight hundred and fifty-two people. All our contemporaries know about the tragedy that happened to the Kursk nuclear submarine. The crash occurred in August 2000 due to explosions on board. The crew consisted of one hundred and eighteen people. They all died. Most recently, in July 2011, there was another terrible shipwreck in Russian history. We are talking about the ship "Bulgaria", which cruised along the Volga. With a capacity of one hundred and forty people, there were two hundred and eight passengers on board. About a hundred and twenty people were killed, many of them children.
The collapse of "Bulgaria" - a terrible tragedy on the Volga In the Norwegian Sea, the submarine "Komsomolets" crashed. It happened in April 1989. The cause was a fire in the aft compartment. The crew consisted of sixty-nine people, only twenty-seven crew members managed to survive.
The worst water disaster in human history
Perhaps the worst water disaster in the history of mankind was the shipwreck of the German ship Goya in 1945. About seven thousand people became its victims.
The disaster with the ship "Goya" is recognized as the most terrible shipwreck It happened during the Second World War. The ship was used as an evacuation ship. At night, a Soviet submarine caught up with the Goya and attacked the ship. Ten minutes later, the Goya ship, along with all the passengers, went under water.
