Ten famous shipwrecks in the world

Sultana, Titanic, Queen of Ireland, Lusitania, Halifax Harbor Big Bang, William Gustav, Dunabaz, Yantai Dashun Shipwreck, Costa Concorde, and the South Korean passenger ship Time sank.

1865 On April 27th, the USS Sudan sank in the Mississippi River, seven miles north of Memphis.

2.1912 In the early morning of April 15, nearly two hours after hitting an iceberg, the largest, most luxurious and allegedly safest cruise ship in the world at that time split in two on its maiden voyage and sank into the Atlantic Ocean.

3.1914 On May 29th, 2004, the Queen of Ireland, which was traveling in dense fog, collided with a smaller ship, Metropolis, and sank.

4. Lusitania was one of the few transatlantic liners that remained in operation during World War I, and it was thought that its speed was enough to ensure that it could avoid the attack of German submarines.

5.1917 65438+On the morning of February 6, a French ship, Mont Blanc, collided with a Norwegian ship, Imo, in Halifax Port, Nova Scotia, Canada. Soon after, Mont Blanc caught fire and the captain immediately ordered to abandon the ship.

6.1945 65438+1On October 30th, the American aircraft carrier William Gustav was hit by a Soviet submarine torpedo and sank.

7. 1987 12.20, the ferry Dunabaz collided with an oil tanker and sank in the Philippine waters. Only 24 ferry passengers and 13 tanker crew managed to escape the fire caused by the collision.

8.1999165438+1On October 24th, the ro-ro ship "Dashun" of Shandong Yanda Steamship Ferry Co., Ltd. set off from Yantai local port for Dalian, and returned at 15: 30 due to heavy wind and waves on the way.

In September and October, 20 12, 65438+ 13 10, the Costa Concorde with more than 4,000 passengers ran aground on the Italian coast, and a large amount of seawater immediately poured into the hull, causing the cruise ship to roll over.

10, 2014 April 16, South Korea's "Year of the Year" passenger ship sank in the sea north of Feng Ping Island, Jindo County, Jeollanam-do, South Korea, killing 295 people.