Some of history's most dramatic maritime disasters happened with cameras rolling, leaving behind extraordinary footage of ...

While the sinking of the Titanic is widely remembered, it represents only one chapter in a long history of maritime disasters. Several other shipwrecks resulted in devastating loss of life and exposed ...

The Chinese cruise ship that capsized Tuesday on the Yangtze river with 458 people on board is the latest disaster to hit the maritime transport and leisure sector in recent years. Here are other ...

He commissioned the Vasa to be built with two gun decks, 64 bronze cannons and a crew of 450 men. On 10 August 1628 the ship set sail on its maiden voyage, but only a few metres offshore, as everyone ...

1859 "Royal Charter" October 26 - Liverpool and Australian Navigation Company's "Royal Charter" runs aground onto rocks off ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A recreational vessel seen on the San Francisco Bay on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, a day after the Volare, a 49-foot cabin cruiser ...

From icebergs to torpedoes to open bow doors, these are the sinkings that changed maritime law and haunt history books — vote for the disaster whose story hits hardest. What counts: Ranked by a mix of ...

The sun had yet to set on the Sicilian port city of Messina. Its citizens were nonetheless fully awake. Nature’s alarm clock did not come from the sky. This time, it came from the ground. During the ...

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — Monday is the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald in Lake Superior, marking a half-century of fascination with one of the most infamous nautical ...

The Philippines is grappling with one of its deadliest maritime disasters as 76 people have died in a ferry fire. Forensic experts are identifying victims through DNA samples as investigators hunt for ...