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1 fatality (unidentified) [3] In March 2021, the Suez Canal was blocked for six days by the Ever Given, a container ship that had run aground in the canal. [4] The 400-metre-long (1,300 ft), 224,000-ton, 20,000 TEU vessel was buffeted by strong winds on the morning of 23 March, and ended up wedged across the waterway with its bow and stern ...
Early on 17 June 2017, the United States Navy destroyer USS Fitzgerald collided with MV ACX Crystal, a Philippine- flagged container ship, about 80 nautical miles (150 kilometres; 92 miles) southwest of Tokyo, Japan; [3] [4] 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) southeast of the city of Shimoda on the Japanese mainland ( Honshu ). [2]
The accident is believed to have killed 33 of the ship's 55 passengers and crew. 33 2015 United States: El Faro – The United States-flagged combination roll-on/roll-off and lift-on/lift-off cargo ship was lost with all hands on 1 October while sailing from Jacksonville, Florida, to San Juan, Puerto Rico, during Hurricane Joaquin. [50] 33 2023
Five people died Thursday after a massive container ship hit support pillars for a bridge over a river in southern China early Thursday, sending a section of the roadway and five vehicles crashing ...
The crown ship of King Eric XIV of Sweden's fleet. The gunpowder store exploded and as many as 1,000 people, including Swedes and the invading Lübeckians, died. [2] 900–1100. 1692. France. Soleil Royal – On 3 June, in the Battle of La Hougue, the French flagship was attacked by 17 ships at Pointe du Hommet.
One contributor to the accident could be parametric roll resonance, [7] a hazard known to affect container ships. [8] The ONE Apus incident was the largest loss of containers in transport since the MOL Comfort sank in 2013. The cargo loss cost is estimated at $90 million. [9] The ship was delayed for approximately three months.
The ship's crew were rescued by the Indian Coast Guard. Unknown fishing vessel Flag unknown A fishing vessel was sunk in a collision with the container ship AS Rosalia ( Portugal) under the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge, Istanbul, in the Bosphorus Strait. Thirty-one crew were rescued, 1 was killed, and 1 other missing.
Capsized and sank off the coast of Portugal on maiden voyage. 7 April 1990. MS Scandinavian Star. Caught fire and burned as a result of arson. 10 April 1991. MV Moby Prince. Caught fire and burned as a result of a collision with an oil tanker. 140 passengers and crew died. 14-15 December 1991. MV Salem Express.