'Ship disaster victims deserve to have story told'

The Thames boat disaster in 1878 has all been forgotten, says the relative of one of those who died.
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The Horrors That Built Safer Seas - This is How This Disasters Changed Maritime Safety Forever

The wrecks of Cataraqui and Birkenhead were among the most devastating maritime disasters of their time. Both exposed serious ...
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50 years later, the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald lives on in fascination with the maritime disaster

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — Monday is the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald in Lake Superior, marking a half-century of fascination with one of the most infamous nautical ...
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History's most tragic ships, and their heartbreaking stories

He commissioned the Vasa to be built with two gun decks, 64 bronze cannons and a crew of 450 men. On 10 August 1628 the ship set sail on its maiden voyage, but only a few metres offshore, as everyone ...
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Faces of the Titanic: Ellen Toomey, the third class domestic servant who survived

Ellen Toomey was aboard the Titanic returning to her job in the US after a visit with her family in Co Limerick.