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 sinking of "Himara" on January 19, 1947 off Evia resulted in a loss of at least 383 people and has been dubbed as the ...

The cargo ship El Faro sank on Oct. 1, 2015, leaving four Maine residents and 29 others dead. It has been described as one of the worst maritime disasters in recent history. Marjorie Taylor Greene ...

In March 2019, the Viking Sky cruise ship came dangerously close to one of the worst maritime disasters in recent history. While crossing Hustadvika, a stretch of Norway’s coast known for treacherous ...

Graph illustrating the stark increase in global trade (exports and imports) in the late 1800s, with an exponential increase (dashed colored line) becoming particularly marked by circa 1980. Numbers ...

As the passengers were so tightly packed, many were killed straight away while others died later from shrapnel wounds. Then two more boilers exploded. About 1,500 people were burned, trampled or ...

Nearly all Duluthians and Northlanders are familiar with the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, 50 years ago on Nov. 10, 1975, taking with it all 29 crew members. Many who were around when it happened ...

If you haven’t heard of the Sultana, it’s not because Doug Stout, and Dan Fleming, and Chris Evans, and a number of us local historians haven’t tried to let you know about it. On April 27, 1865, after ...

The 2015 sinking of the SS El Faro, which killed all 33 mariners aboard, has led to safety reforms in the maritime industry. Advocacy from victims' families has helped empower crew members to speak up ...

The ship's captain is the master of all - but sometimes they got it wrong. Here are the fascinating tales of two of history's most incompetent captains - and one who was falsely accused of being so.