7 Maritime Disasters More Tragic Than The Titanic

[Jason D. Tiller]

The ocean has long been a place of great danger and mystery throughout the existence of mankind. Even in contemporary times, traveling through deep water and rough seas continues to be an arduous and challenging venture.

The tragic sinking of the Titanic in 1912 is undoubtedly the most famous maritime disaster to date. However, there are plenty of other instances that either rival or even dwarf the Titanic in terms of destruction or human loss.

7 Maritime Disasters More Tragic Than The Titanic

www.worldatlas.com

Note: A few lesser known ship disasters are mentioned in this one, including the Dona Paz.

 

[Del]

Surprised SS Atlantic isn't mentioned there. I live in Halifax. So much tragedy connected to this area. Swiss Air, Titanic, SS Atlantic, the Halifax Explosion.

 

[Del]

SS Atlantic was White Star Line also.

 

[Steven Christian]

It was a good article but I guess the word tragic is subjective. A few of them mentioned weren't more tragic IMO than Titanic. As Del brought up, could have added more to that list than some that were mentioned. Again its subjective. Was glad to see the Roman's mentioned. The Romans never really got the navy part down as they had some big loses at sea. But their economy allowed them to build huge fleets and they were successful by brute force thru numbers.

 

[Mark Baber]

SS Atlantic was White Star Line also.

News from 1873: The Wreck of Atlantic

On 1 April 1873, White Star's Atlantic was wrecked on the Nova Scotia coast, with over 560 fatalities. This article appeared in that afternoon's edition of The New-York Times. Several paragraphs of geographical minutiae, possibly inserted as filler to be replaced if further details were...

www.encyclopedia-titanica.org

 

[Del]

News from 1873: The Wreck of Atlantic

On 1 April 1873, White Star's Atlantic was wrecked on the Nova Scotia coast, with over 560 fatalities. This article appeared in that afternoon's edition of The New-York Times. Several paragraphs of geographical minutiae, possibly inserted as filler to be replaced if further details were...

www.encyclopedia-titanica.org

I was out to the wreck area a few times.

 

[Baltic sea car ferry fan]

Estonia isn't there. It should be there. 86% (That is 852 people.) of everyone on board died. I'd call it the Titanic of the Baltic Sea.