MV Heleanna - 28/08/1971 - At least 24 Souls Lost
Heleanna, pride of patriotism Walking around the port you will see an extraordinary bas-relief along the castle walls. These artistic...
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ASKET Broking team
- Mar 24, 2020
- 1 min
Torrey Canyon oil spill - 18 March 1967 #maritimehistory
The Torrey Canyon oil spill, off the south-west coast of the United Kingdom in 1967, is one of the world's most serious oil spills....
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ASKET
- Mar 10, 2020
- 2 min
Herald of Free Enterprise - 6th March 1997 - 193 Souls lost #MaritimeHistory
MS Herald of Free Enterprise was a roll-on roll-off (RORO) ferry which capsized moments after leaving the Belgian port of Zeebrugge on...
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ASKET Management Team
- Mar 3, 2020
- 1 min
5th March 1916 - Sinking of the Príncipe de Asturias - loss of at least 455 souls #maritimehistory #
Príncipe de Asturias was a Spanish ocean liner, owned by the Naviera Pinillos and built at the Russell & Co. (later Lithgows) shipyard in...
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ASKET Management Team
- Feb 24, 2020
- 2 min
26th February 1852 - Sinking of the Birkenhead - Women and Children first - loss of 485 souls #marit
HMS Birkenhead, also referred to as HM Troopship Birkenhead or Steam Frigate Birkenhead,[3] was one of the first iron-hulled ships built...
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The Team at ASKET Ltd
- Feb 18, 2020
- 2 min
Neptune Ferry (1993) - 900 Souls lost #maritimehistory
Approximately 900 people drown when a passenger ferry, the Neptune, overturns near Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on this day in 1993. The ferry...
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The Team at ASKET Ltd
- Feb 11, 2020
- 2 min
SS London (1864) - And the introduction of the Plimsoll line - 220 Souls lost #maritimehistory
SS London was a British steamship which sank in the Bay of Biscay on 11 January 1866. The final voyage of the London began on 13 December...
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ASKET Management Team
- Feb 4, 2020
- 1 min
3 February 2006 - Sinking of the MS al-Salam Boccaccio 98 - loss of over 1,000 souls #maritimehistor
The MS al-Salam Boccaccio 98 was an Egyptian Ro/Ro passenger ferry, operated by El Salam Maritime Transport, that sank on 3 February 2006...
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ASKET Broking team
- Jan 28, 2020
- 4 min
MV Princess Victoria - North Channel - 31 Jan 1953 - 133 Souls Lost #maritimehistory
MV Princess Victoria was one of the earliest roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) ferries. Built in 1947, she operated from Stranraer to Larne....
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ASKET Broking team
- Jan 21, 2020
- 2 min
Tampomas II - Sinking in the Java Sea - 27 Jan 1981 - 431 Souls Lost #maritimehistory
KMP Tampomas II was a sea liner owned by Pelni (Indonesian National Shipping) that burned and sank (at 114°25'60"E, 5°30'0"S) in the...
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ASKET Management Team
- Jan 14, 2020
- 2 min
14th Jan 1993 - Sinking of the MS Jan Heweliusz - loss of 55 souls #maritimehistory #OTD
MS Jan Heweliusz was a Polish ferry named after astronomer Johannes Hevelius (Polish: Jan Heweliusz) that served on the route...
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ASKET Management Team
- Jan 7, 2020
- 2 min
8th January 1979 - Whiddy Island disaster, MT Betelgeuse explosion - 50 Souls Lost #maritimehistory
The Whiddy Island disaster, also known as the Betelgeuse incident, occurred on 8 January 1979, around 1:00 am, when the oil tanker...
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ASKET Broking team
- Dec 31, 2019
- 2 min
HMS NATAL - #OTD 30 December 1915 - 421 Souls Lost #maritimehistory
On 30 December 1915, Natal was lying in the Cromarty Firth with her squadron, under the command of Captain Eric Back. The captain was...
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ASKET Management Team
- Dec 17, 2019
- 3 min
19 December 1981 - RNLI lifeboat Solomon Browne and Union Star both lost with all hands #maritimehi
The Penlee lifeboat disaster occurred on 19 December 1981 off the coast of Cornwall. The lifeboat Solomon Browne, based at the Penlee...
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ASKET Management Team
- Dec 10, 2019
- 1 min
7 December 1966 - Capsize of the SS Heraklion 217 souls lost #maritimehistory #OTD
At 20:00 of 7 December 1966, and under extreme weather conditions, with winds blowing at Force 9 on the Beaufort scale, the Heraklion...
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ASKET Management Team
- Dec 3, 2019
- 1 min
4 December 1948 - SS Kiangya (Jiangya) at least 2,750 souls lost #maritimehistory #OTD
SS Kiangya or Jiangya (Chinese: t 江亞輪, s 江亚轮, p Jiāngyà Lún) was a Chinese passenger steamship that was destroyed in an explosion near...
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ASKET Management Team
- Nov 26, 2019
- 1 min
27th November 1898 - Paddle Steamer Portland - one of 150 vessels sank in the Portland Gale altogeth
PS Portland was a large side-wheel paddle steamer, an ocean-going steamship with side-mounted paddlewheels. She was built in 1889 for...
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ASKET Management Team
- Nov 19, 2019
- 2 min
15 November 1873 - Passenger Liner - Ville du Havre - sank in 12 minutes with the loss of 226 souls
Ville du Havre was a French iron steamship that operated round trips between the northern coast of France and New York City. Launched in...
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ASKET Broking team
- Nov 12, 2019
- 2 min
Great Lakes Storm of 1913 - 255 Souls lost #maritimehistory #OTD
The Great Lakes Storm of 1913, historically referred to as the "Big Blow,"[A] the "Freshwater Fury," or the "White Hurricane," was a...
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ASKET Broking team
- Nov 5, 2019
- 4 min
Collison of the Connemara and Retriever – 3rd November 1916 - 97 Souls Lost #maritimehistory #OTD
Connemara - On 3 November 1916 the ferry Connemara sank at the entrance to Carlingford Lough, Louth, Ireland after being hit amidships by...
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