I haven’t revisited the horrible event from July 24, 1915, the Eastland maritime disaster, which has an association with ...

In January 1945, as Soviet forces tore through Eastern Europe, the former cruise liner MV Wilhelm Gustloff was thrown into ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hilary Challis spent a year researching the lives of people who died in the disaster after discovering her relative was involved ...

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 ...

Have you ever heard of someone who seemed to dance with danger and always walked away unscathed? Meet Violet Jessop, the woman who became known as “Miss Unsinkable” after surviving not just one, but ...

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 ...

Authorities in Sri Lanka were trying to head off a potential environmental disaster Thursday as a fire-damaged container ship that had been carrying chemicals was sinking off of the country's main ...

Imagine boarding a winter ferry in 1966, hearing howling winds and feeling the deck pitch beneath your feet, while heavy trucks and cars roll around inside like loose cargo. On December 8, 1966, the ...