In a list of ten terrible ship accidents, the Titanic ranks only third

The invention of the ship greatly facilitated communication, and navigation is now an integral part of the global economy. And as the protagonist of the ship, also with the development of human technology has become bigger and more comfortable. Even though modern ships are much safer than they used to be, accidents still happen. Some accidents have caused a large number of casualties, while others have caused damage to the environment that is difficult to recover from. Today, let's take a look at the 10 most terrible ship accidents in the world.

Top10 The Costa Concordia tragedy

On January 13, 2012, the Costa Concordia cruise ship touched and ran aground while sailing at night off the coast of Italy, then the hull of the ship tilted rapidly, a 50-meter long crack appeared in the hull, and the hull of the ship was flooded. More than 3,000 tourists from dozens of countries and more than 1,000 crew members were on board at the time of the accident, which ultimately killed 32 people.

If the captain or crew had been more prompt in evacuating people, the number might have been lower. However, when the accident occurred, the timid captain did not assume his own responsibility, but the first to evacuate and jump ship. The captain did escape the disaster, but not from the law: After the incident, Captain Shettino and Daifu were arrested on charges of negligence and manslaughter. International protection and indemnity Group to deal with the recovery of contaminated debris, casualties and other insurance, a total of up to 1.4 billion US dollars, plus the hull insurance of nearly 500 million US dollars, the total loss of up to 2 billion US dollars.

Top 9 ARVIN cargo ship accident

The ARVIN is a 3,500 ton cargo ship that was completed in 1975 and has been around for nearly 50 years. He had been working hard without any accidents, but during one of his voyagings, the ARVIN ran into bad weather. Huge waves more than six meters high hit the ship, tearing it in half. In less than five minutes, the 114m long ocean cargo ship sank completely to the bottom of the sea.

There are reportedly 12 crew members on board, including two Russians and 10 Ukrainian sailors. The Navy and Coast Guard immediately launched a search and rescue operation, and eventually six crew members were rescued, three crew members died, and the remaining three were missing, and the cargo and vessel could not be recovered.

Top 8 x-press pearl container ship accident

On May 15, 2021, the x-press pearl container ship was anchored off the coast of Sri Lanka from the Indian port of Hatchira, as usual, when a catastrophic fire broke out on board. At this time, the ship was carrying 486 containers, including 25 tons of nitric acid and other chemicals. An investigation later found that the fire was likely related to a chemical leak.

The Sri Lankan Navy and the Port Authority sent rescue boats to the scene to extinguish the fire and basically brought it under control. But the fire has taken a devastating toll on the environment. Dozens of rare turtles have washed up on Sri Lanka's beaches, some with what appear to be scorch marks on their shells; Local fish, dolphins and even whales are beginning to die for unexplained reasons. The local government immediately ordered the fishermen to stop all fishing activities, according to incomplete estimates, the direct loss caused by the incident is about 40 million US dollars, and the loss to the environment is really incalculable.

Top 7 The freighter Reina

The Reina sank because of an accident. Under the influence of stormy weather, the waters where the freighter Reina was located suddenly raised six-meter high waves. The Reina broke into two sections under the waves, and its containers began to fall into the sea. The containers contained wood, milk powder and meat, some of which washed ashore. Local residents have been out in force to pick up the sea's bounty, but for safety reasons, police have advised local residents to return the contents of their gullets. In addition to the loss of the vessel and cargo, the same incident also resulted in oil leaking from the vessel.

After the accident, nearly 400 tons of fuel leaked into the sea. Even though rescue workers have taken action to contain the plankton layer and reduce the pollution of coastal and Marine life, it still needs to pay $700 million to clean up the polluted environment, which is a huge cost.

Top 6 The Long Grant freighter

The Long Grant freighter is a very large container ship with a length of 400 meters, a width of about 59 meters and a draft of 15.7 meters. This one is special because it happened in the Suez Canal. The cargo ship is about four football fields in size, and coincidentally, it is just the right length to completely block the entire canal. As a result, the accident caused a north-south blockade, which blocked the world's golden shipping lane. More than 400 ships had to queue up and stay.

During the six days of the blockage, the Suez Canal authority lost an average of more than $15 million per day. Hundreds of ships and their time-dependent cargo were completely stranded, and in order to free the ship, the owners had to pay a whopping $550 million, and it took six full days to restore navigation to both ends of the Suez Canal.

Top 5 Phoenix accident

The Phoenix is a luxury cruise ship, but during a violent ocean storm, it turns into an ocean nightmare for its passengers. The ship was on its way out to sea when the storm hit. Soon after dark, the passengers sat down to dinner. Some described the incident as being like in a disaster movie, with tables, chairs and passengers thrown from side to side. In chilling footage, terrified passengers can be heard screaming for help. According to survivors, the ship sank 90 degrees within minutes of the accident. The accident left 42 people dead and 15 missing.

The Thai authorities said afterward that there had been a clear warning about the weather that day, and boat owners said that official warnings were sometimes broadcast through the news media and sometimes passed on by groups, but that in general, people were not entirely subject to official warnings and made their own judgments about the weather.

Top 4 If the tide contact oil leakage accident

The event took place on July 25, 2020. The Joao was in contact south of the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius, and the spill contaminated a Marine reserve. It was the worst ecological disaster in the history of the tourist paradise, with a total of 1,000 tons of fuel leaking into a very sensitive ecosystem and destroying a large number of coral reefs in that area.

The continuous spread of pollution has caused more and more serious consequences. At least 40 dolphins were found dead off the coast of Mauritius in late August. The authorities are seeking $34 million from the owners of the freighter to compensate them for the ecological damage caused.

Top 3 Titanic contact accident

Titanic was the largest passenger ship in the world at the time, the most luxurious interior facilities, and the reputation of the unsinkable ship. But as we all know, on his maiden voyage, the Titanic was doomed.

At around 2300 hours on 14 April 1912, Titanic collided with an iceberg, breaking the starboard finger midship and flooding five watertight compartments. At around 2:20 am on 15 April, the Titanic broke into two sections and sank 3,700 metres into the Atlantic Ocean, killing 1,517 of the 2,224 crew and passengers, of whom only 333 bodies were recovered.

The wreck of the Titanic, the deadliest maritime disaster, was not rediscovered until 1985 and is protected by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. The accident cost more than $400 million in today's money.

Top 2 Baltic ace accident

About 40 miles off the Dutch coast, the Baltic Ace was involved in a collision with another ship. The accident claimed the lives of five people and left six others missing. Rescuers have given up looking for the missing because the survival time of a overboard crew is only 30 minutes in the frigid waters.

The Baltic Ace is a car carrier. More than 1,400 vehicles were delivered, most of them Mitsubishi. According to a representative of the shipping company, the cause of the accident was most likely human error. Because the incident took place in international waters outside the jurisdiction of local authorities. Who will be responsible for the loss of the accident? Caused a great controversy. There is no doubt that the accident dealt a huge financial blow to the ship owners. Even though the ship was insured for $60 million.

Top 1 The Sewol ferry accident

On the night of April 15, 2014, the Sewol, a large passenger ferry carrying 476 people, was illegally released by the port of Incheon. Braving heavy fog late at night, he set sail for Jeju Island, a popular tourist island in the southern part of the peninsula. In order to accommodate more cargo, passenger ships have undergone irregular modifications, increasing the safety risks of the hull. In this trip, the weight of the cargo of the passenger ship is actually 3 times that of the normal situation, which is a serious overload. The most important thing is that these overloaded goods have not been fixed in violation of the law, further increasing the safety risk of passenger ships. Therefore, the passenger ship, which was scheduled to arrive at Jeju Island at 11 o 'clock on April 16, 2014, entered the water in the sea about 3 kilometers southwest of Gunguanbuk Island, South Korea, and eventually capsized. Only 172 people survived the crash, and more than 304 people were killed, most of them high school students.

This was originally a happy holiday trip, but did not expect to become a living hell, and the most incredible is only a few hundred meters from the shore of the accident, within a few hours, hundreds of students did not get rescue, but is directly related to the accident captain and part of the crew, in the first time to get rescue.

The entire accident ultimately resulted in the loss of $180 million worth of cargo, and the state and shipping company will also pay 80 million won in compensation to each survivor. But no matter how high the compensation, those 304 lives can never be brought back