Famous Cruise Ship Sinkings

The CDC labels a score of less than 85 as unsatisfactory Some of the unsanitary and unsatisfactory ships are part of very popular cruise lines.

Famous cruise ship sinkings. This Philippine-registered passenger ferry sank after colliding with the MT Vector on December 20 1987. It came into service in 1916 and was struck in 1942. The 50-ton 50-foot 152 m wooden fishing vessel sank near Cape Muzon Territory of Alaska.

Built in 1888 it was the most luxurious steamer for the Inside Passage to Alaska. It is one of the most famous shipwrecks in the world. Silversea Cruises ship Silver Spirit.

Some good may yet come of Italys Costa Concordia wreck. On board were 571 passengers and crew sailing into a storm which would soon claim another ship. The cruise ship caught fire in the St.

The worst of cruise ship disasters are incidents such as Costa Concordia the Titanic or the SS. The original cruise ship disaster the unsinkable ship struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic on its maiden voyage in 1912 and sank into the icy water killing more than 1500 of. January 13 2012.

The cruise ferry MS Estonia built in the German shipyard Meyer Werft was en route to Stockholm from the Estonian province of Tallinn when it sank on 28 September 1994. On November 13 1942 during a battle with Japanese forces at Guadalcanal the USS Juneau suffered severe damage to her port side. Here we take a look at 10 of historys most famous shipwrecks.

While carrying passengers on a cruise in 2000 it struck a rock at the Solomon Islands resulting in the ship subsiding. With a possible death toll of 4375 people the collision resulted in the deadliest ferry disaster in history during peace time. Memorial to pay tribute to the Navy men who gave the lives for the country has been built on top of this wreck.