Famous Cruise Ship Sinkings

MS Aleksandr Suvorov Russia-Volga River cruise ship crashed into a railway bridge girder still in service 177 killed year 1983 TSMS Lakonia caught fire and sank near Madeira island Portugal 128 drowned year 1963 MS Bulgaria Russia-Volga River cruise ship sank in the Kuybyshev Reservoir in Tatarstan Russia 122 drowned year 2011.

Famous cruise ship sinkings. 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. While carrying passengers on a cruise in 2000 it struck a rock at the Solomon Islands resulting in the ship subsiding. A distress signal was quickly dispatched and all crew and passengers.

Here we take a look at 10 of historys most famous shipwrecks. 5 Cruise Ship Disasters That Changed Travel. Built in 1888 it was the most luxurious steamer for the Inside Passage to Alaska.

The Oceanos was a Greek cruise liner sailing the South African coast from Cape Town to Durban passing Coffee Bay off the Wild Coast an area known for treacherous currents and ship wrecks. It is one of the most famous shipwrecks in the world. 2 MV Doña Paz.

Eastland where there are fatalities. Oceania Cruises ship Oceania Insignia. This Philippine-registered passenger ferry sank after colliding with the MT Vector on December 20 1987.

Christina Mathi Ganz Costa Concordia Sinking Carnivals Costa Concordia January 13 2012 Time of Death 945-400. Estonia Estline The ship sunk in the Baltic sea in the worst disaster at sea in recent years -- approximately 852 passengers and crew perished when the ship sunk September. With a possible death toll of 4375 people the collision resulted in the deadliest ferry disaster in history during peace time.

The White Star Line is most widely known today because of the sinking of Titanic on her maiden voyage. The USS Juneau was the second member of the Atlanta Class of Light Cruisers in service with the US Navy during the Second World War. At least since Titanic cruise accidents have sparked new safety standards.