The bulk of us would already know the Titanic disaster and the many who happened to passengers who become victims. But it turns out that disaster is not the tragedy of the worst marine accident in the world (based on number of victims).
Here is a list of 10 world's worst sea accidents are sorted from smallest to largest number of victims.
Number of victims: 431 orgNational shipping accidents in Indonesia is the most tragic sinking of the passenger motor KMP Tampomas Masalembo II around the islands - Java Sea. KM Tampomas II burned at sea and sank on January 27, 1981.
Tampomas II set sail from Jakarta to Sulawesi to bring dozens of four-wheel vehicles, motorcycles and 1054 passengers and 82 crew boats registered. Estimates say the total passengers on board were 1442 people (estimated additional rider). In storm conditions the sea in the evening of January 25th some parts of the engine fuel leak, allegedly sparks arising from cigarette butts through the ventilation fan was the cause of the fire.
The crew saw and failed to extinguish it with a portable fire extinguisher. The fire spread to another deck that contains a flammable cargo, spreading smoke through the vents closed and does not work. The fire spread to the engine compartment due to the open deck door. For two hours off the main power, emergency generator failed and the attempt to extinguish the fire so it is not possible.
On January 26, Java Sea experienced heavy rain, the fire spread to the engine room where there is a fuel chamber that is not isolated. The morning of January 27 there was an explosion and make sea water entered the engine room (room propeller and generator room filled sea water), which makes the ship tilts 45 ° and sank 30 hours since the first spark spread.
Until January 29, failed to conduct a search and rescue team due to the large ocean storm, and five days later 80 people who survived in the lifeboat found 150Km from sinking Tampomas scene. Estimation of the team said 431 were killed (143 bodies found and 288 missing / sank with the ship) and 753 were rescued.
Tampomas II is the purchase of Japanese ships. Outstanding issue is the motor boat that has been aged more than 25 years of Japan purchased a modified 1971. The results of the investigation the vessel was used ships are polished and sold for double that.
9. HMS Birkenhead
HMS Birkenhead was one of the first iron vessel with a hull-made for the Royal Navy in Britain (Royal Navy). Was first designed as a ship but before inaugurated frigate ship converted into troop carriers.
On February 26, 1852 date when transporting troops to Africa this ship sank in Gansbaai near Cape Town, South Africa. Not available with enough lifeboats for all passengers who yet these soldiers were bravely still allowing the female passenger and children to board the lifeboat imaginable. Finally, there are only 193 of 643 org org who survived this tragedy. Heroic story of these soldiers became the basis of the protocol "women and children first" when the marine disaster rescue procedures.
8. SS Eastland
S.S. Eastland was a passenger ship from Chicago who used to travel on tour. On July 24, 1915 this ship along with two other steamers "The Theodore Roosevelt" and "The Petoskey", hired to transport the employees of Chicago's Western Electric Company on vacation to Michigan City - Indiana. For employees this is their moment of a very forward because most of these workers will not be able to vacation at their own expense (at that time America was hit by the economic recession). S.S. Eastland rupaya lifeboats carrying too much at the top of the ship makes the ship unstable.
That morning at 6:30 the passengers began boarding at 7:10 and the ship was filled with 2752 passengers (maximum capacity). When the employees were starting to fall down the deck at 7:28 pm the ship suddenly tilted to the left and then rolled on its side and sank as deep as 20 feet below the water surface. While not too deep and immediate rescue operation by the ship "Kenosha" who rushed hull docked in SS Eastland reply but suddenly events and many people who crushed by heavy furniture like pianos, bookcases and desks made of hundreds of people trapped under water. 841 passengers and 4 crew died in this tragedy. Most of the victims were women and children.
7. MS Estonia
Formerly the MS Estonia MS Viking Sally (-1990), MS Silja Star (-1991), and MS Wasa King (-1993) is a German-made ferry in 1979. MS Estonia disaster occurred on 28 September 1994 while sailing across the Baltic Sea on its way from Tallinn, Estonia to Stockholm, Sweden. At that time the ship carrying 989 passengers and crew.
In 0100 the signs of impending disaster came from strange sounds from the impact of metal to metal but from the examination of the "bow visor" (the end of the ship can be opened and closed for entry of goods or vehicles into the ship) is not visible existence of damages. At 01:15 o'clock bow visor is known apart from the tip of the ship so as to make the body tilted to the right of MS Estonia. At 01:20 there was a weak voice of a woman "Häire, häire, laeval on häire" Estonian language from the "Alarm, alarm, the alarm sounds in the ship" through a loudspeaker channels. Moments later came a new alarm sounds and the procedure started lowering lifeboats. Unfortunately at that time the ship was tilted about 30 ° - 40 ° to the right result is almost impossible to walk safely in the body vessel.
The door and the hall turned into a death trap. Those who survived were the ones who it was above the deck. The message "Mayday" crew delivered at 01:22, but the message was not in accordance with international standards. Exhaustion becomes difficult to know the position of the ship and slowing rescue efforts. Of the total 989 passengers and crew were only 137 who could be saved org
6. RMS Empress of Ireland
RMS Empress of Ireland is a transatlantic ship passengers who are made in the year 1905-1906. On May 28, 1914 the ship departed from Liverpool to Quebec-Canada-UK carries 1477 passengers and crew. Henry George Kendall is a newly promoted captain of the ship at the beginning of the month and it was the first time he led the ship through the canal near Pointe-au-Père - Quebec obstacles amid thick fog. At 02:00 a Norwegian ship "Storstad" hit the side of the ship. Storstad itself did not sink but the Empress of Ireland with very severe damage on the right side of the hull immediately filled with water, overturned and sank in just 14 minutes with 1012 passengers and crew.
5. RMS Titanic
Number of victims: 1517 org
RMS Titanic was a passenger ship heavyweight who owned a shipping company White Star Line. On 14 April 1912 in its maiden voyage, Titanic struck an iceberg (iceberg) and sank two hours and 40 minutes later. At first launched the Titanic became the largest passenger steamship in the world. Titanic was built with the most recent technology in those days and advertised as the ship "will not be drowned" in its promotional brochures. The tragedy of the Titanic greatly shocked the world because besides the ship "sophisticated" jg crew is made up of people who are very experienced, but the victims who were killed are still very large. This tragedy and change the laws in the maritime world and the discovery of the wreck in 1985 create the Titanic disaster became a legend to this day.
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4. Sultana
Steamboat Sultana was a passenger ship who sailed the Mississippi River, was destroyed in an explosion on April 27, 1865. This event is recorded as the world's worst maritime tragedy in the United States. An estimated 1800 of the 2,400 passengers were killed when one of the four boiler (furnace) burst, Sultana sank not far from Memphis - Tennessee. Most of the passengers were former prisoners of the Confederate troops who were sent back to their homes. Explosion due to leakage and lack of maintenance of the furnace heating causes the destruction of half the hull and a hot coal flying who burned down the rest of the hull.
3. MV Joola
MV Le Joola was government-owned ferry passengers who drowned in Senegal near the Gambian coast on 26 September 2002. Actually, this vessel with a capacity of 580 org but at that point is expected to nearly 2000 people who were on board.
Last radio call from the crew at 10:00 that evening advising that the cruise condition is progressing well. As in the movie Titanic, the passengers were busy partying and dancing amid the strains of the band ship. At around 11:00 pm the ship began to enter the territory of Gambia and storms at sea amid huge waves and strong winds the ship sank quickly regurgitate the passengers and cargo into the sea.
Eyewitness reports say that this event only lasts for 5 minutes and the only one who managed to maneuver the raft down with only 25 passengers survived org therein.
2. Halifax Explosion
Halifax Explosion occurred on Thursday, December 6, 1917 when the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia-Canada was devastated due to the explosion of a French cargo ship "Mont-Blanc" which carries a charge full of gunpowder and explosives for the military. The ship was hit by a Norwegian ship "The Narrows" in one part of the port of Halifax.
The blast killed nearly 2000 org resulting flakes, fire and collapse of buildings within a radius of 2 km from the scene. It is estimated that about 9,000 injured in this incident org. Until now the explosion still holds the record for the largest conventional explosion produced by a human reply. The explosion was so great effect to cause a tsunami and who were swept trees, bend the rail, wash away homes, cars and carry fragments of the Mont-Blanc miles away. Pictured above is the situation after the explosion.
1. MV Doña Paz
Doña Paz is a passenger ferry sank after colliding with a who ship tangker "Vector" on December 20, 1987. At that time the ship was traveling from the islands of Samar - Philippines. When I was in the Tablas Strait between the islands of Mindoro and Tablas ship collided with the ship tangker "Vector" which was carrying 8800 barrels of oil. Tangker cargo from the ship on fire and was immediately grabbed the Doña Paz. So ferociously fire Doña Paz sank just a few minutes later.
Although the official statement from the authorities the number of passengers is 1568 org (although the maximum capacity of the ship only 1518 org) but from testimonies of survivors when the ship was completely overloaded and it was found that the death toll is 4375 org. Org 21 survivors because it can swim away from the ship and no time to lower the lifeboats. Further investigation revealed that the crew could not meet safety standards and permits the operation of the ship was already exhausted. Doña Paz disaster to date into the worst marine accident in history.
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