After a few days traveling north, three of the ship's strained boilers exploded in the early hours of April 27, 1865, killing ...

On August 4, 2020 an explosion in Beirut, Lebanon rocked the city and was felt across the country. The Orient Queen was ...

She was just 9 weeks old when she was lowered to safety in a mail sack, surviving the worst maritime disaster in history.

A little-remembered maritime disaster that occurred off the coast of Westerly in 1907 will be the topic of a free program Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Babcock-Smith ...

In 1965, a fire aboard the Yarmouth Castle spread faster than the crew could respond, turning a routine cruise into a fatal disaster. This breakdown explains how outdated design, delayed detection, ...

On February 21, 1917, the passenger steamship was travelling through thick fog in the English Channel when it was struck by the larger vessel SS Darro. The collision caused catastrophic damage, and SS ...

Lives could have been saved if the French navy responded to a Mayday call and the UK coastguard continued its search, report into the November 2021 tragedy finds ...

The lives of more than 30 people who drowned in a small boat crossing in the Channel could have been saved if the French coastguard had responded to a distress call, a damning report has found. At ...

Sometimes, a movie will take its audience by surprise and perform exceedingly better than expected. Whether backed by seemingly limitless funding or a low-budget picture, movies can go either way in ...

Philippines Ferry Rescued passengers from M/V Trisha Kerstin, 3 an inter-island cargo and passenger ferry that sank, on a boat around waters of Isabela City, Basilan Province, Philippines on Monday, ...

A ferry with more than 350 people on board sank early Monday near an island in the southern Philippines. Rescuers have saved at least 316 passengers and retrieved 15 bodies, officials said.The M/V ...