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|  | 1976 |  Amerika Serikat | George Prince – On 20 October, a small automobile ferry crossing the Mississippi River in Louisiana collided with the tanker Frosta, capsized and sank. Of 96 people aboard, 78 were lost. | 78 |  |
|  | 1929 |  Amerika Serikat | San Juan – On the night of 29 August, the coastal liner, outbound from San Francisco bound for Los Angeles, collided in dense fog with the oil tanker S.C.T. Dodd in the Pacific Ocean north of Monterey. The ageing San Juan was a poorly maintained 47-year-old wrought iron steamship, allowing the Dodd to cut halfway into her stern and destroyed a lifeboat. The San Juan capsized to port and sank stern first in less than three minutes killing 77 people. Most of the survivors were dragged down with the sinking ship only to swim free of the sinking vessel during the final plunge. The San Juan sinking helped lead to the end of coastal passenger steamships. | 77 |  |
|  | 1978 |  Singapura | Spyros – On 12 October, while undergoing repairs dockside, the Greek tanker exploded at the Jurong Shipyard killing 76. | 76 |  |
|  | 1909 |  Selandia Baru | Penguin – On 12 February, the inter-island ferry hit a rock near the entrance to Wellington Harbour, sinking then exploding when water entered her boiler room. Of the 105 people aboard, 75 died. | 75 |  |
|  | 1951 |  Britania Raya | HMS Affray – an  submarine kelas Amphion that disappeared on 16 April on a training exercise in the English Channel, killing all 75 crew. She is the last Royal Navy submarine to have been lost at sea. | 75 |  |
|  | 1928 |  Denmark | København – a five-masted barque used as a naval training vessel until she disappeared with 75 aboard after 22 December. Built by the Danish East Asiatic Company in 1921, it was the world's largest sailing ship at the time, and primarily served for sail training of young cadets. | 75 |  |
|  | 1969 |  Amerika Serikat | USS Frank E. Evans – On 3 June, while operating as a plane guard for the Australian aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne in the SEATO training exercise Sea Spirit, the destroyer crossed the bows of the carrier and was rammed and sunk. Of the 273 aboard Evans, 74 died. The handling of the inquiry into the collision was seen as detrimental to United States–Australia relations. | 74 |  |
|  | 1995 |  Filipina | Viva Antipolo VII – On 16 May the ferry caught fire and sank in the vicinity of Lucena, Quezon. Of the 214 on board, 62 were killed and 10 were missing in the accident. | 72 |  |
|  | 1972 |  Britania Raya | STV Royston Grange – The British cargo liner was destroyed by fire after a collision with the petroleum tanker Tien Chee in the Rio de la Plata on 11 May. There were no survivors from the 72 aboard. | 72 |  |
|  | 1996 |  Philippines | Gretchen I – On 19 February the overloaded ferry capsized and sank off Cadiz with the loss of 71 lives. There were at least 141 survivors. | 71 |  |
|  | 1925 |  Britania Raya | HMS M1 – The submarine sank with all hands (69) on 12 November after being struck by the Swedish ship Vidar while submerged in the English Channel. | 69 |  |
|  | 1989 |  Guatemala | Justo Rufino Barrios II – On 1 January the ferry sank in Amatique Bay whilst under tow of a Guatemalan Navy vessel, after running out of fuel, with the loss of 67 lives. It was reported that the ship was overloaded with passengers at the time of the accident. | 67 |  |
|  | 1901 |  Britania Raya | HMS Cobra – the destroyer's short career ended when she broke her back and sank near Cromer on 18 September. 67 men were lost; 12 saved. | 67 |  |
|  | 1950 |  Britania Raya | HMS Truculent – The T-class submarine sank in the Thames Estuary on 12 January after colliding with the Swedish oil tanker Divina. A total of 64 people died, most in freezing cold mid-winter conditions after escaping the collision. | 64 |  |
|  | 1921 |  Britania Raya | HMS K5 – A K-class submarine, lost with all hands (57) on 20 January when she sank en route to a mock battle in the Bay of Biscay. | 57 |  |
|  | 1921 |  Amerika Serikat | USS Conestoga – The ship was missing and lost with all hands after it left 25 March from Mare Island, California, heading for Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The wreck was located in 2009 in the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. | 56 |  |
|  | 1903 |  Kanada | Clallam – The ferry sank on 9 January in a storm in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, between British Columbia and Washington, killing 56 people. | 56 |  |
|  | 1999 |  Philippines | Asia South Korea – On 22 December the ferry was off Bantayan Island in stormy weather. According to one crew member a large wave swamped the ferry, knocking out the power. Life vests were then distributed and rafts were launched immediately. Other reports state that the ship was off course and struck a reef before sinking. | 56 |  |
|  | 1925 |  Amerika Serikat | Mackinac – late in the afternoon of 18 August, the 162 kaki (49 m) excursion ship was passing the Newport Naval Station, Rhode Island, when her boiler exploded, killing 55 passengers. She was on a day cruise from Pawtucket, Rhode Island, to Newport Harbor for passengers to visit the city and its beaches. Most injuries and deaths were from burns and smoke or steam inhalation. Some people jumped overboard but none drowned. The ship remained afloat and many boats came to the rescue. More than 600 passengers survived, many uninjured. The ship's Captain was George W. McVey, who had also been captain of Larchmont in 1907 when she sank after a collision less than 20 mil laut (37 km) away. | 55 |  |
|  | 1988 |  Brasil | Bateau Mouche IV - During the 1988 New Year's Eve, the former fishing ship, adapted for tourism, was at Guanabara Bay waiting for the New Year's fireworks of Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, when it was constantly hit by strong waves. The movements of passengers and loads forced the ship to capsize, 55 of the 142 passengers lost their lives in the sinking, including the actress Yara Amaral and her mother. | 55 |  |
|  | 1993 |  Polandia | Jan Heweliusz – a Polish Roll-on/roll-off ferry in the early hours of 14 January, while sailing from Swinoujscie to Ystad, capsized and sank in 27 meter (89 ft) of water off Cape Arcona on the coast of Rügen in the Baltic Sea. 55 people aboard were lost; 20 crew and 35 passengers, 9 crew were rescued; 10 bodies were never found. | 55 |  |
|  | 1932 |  Prancis | Georges Philippar was an ocean liner of the French Messageries Maritimes line that was built in 1930. On her maiden voyage she caught fire and sank in the Gulf of Aden with the loss of 54 lives. | 54 |  |
|  | 1968 |  Selandia Baru | TEV Wahine – an inter island ferry that foundered in a cyclone on Barrett Reef at the mouth of Wellington Harbour and capsized near Steeple Rock. Of the 610 passengers and 123 crew aboard, 53 were lost. | 53 |  |
|  | 1929 |  Amerika Serikat | Milwaukee – On 22 October the train ferry, while carrying 27 railroad cars, sank off Milwaukee in Lake Michigan in a storm. There were no survivors from the 52 men aboard. | 52 |  |
|  | 1989 |  United Kingdom | Marchioness – On 20 August the pleasure boat sank after being pushed under by the dredger Bowbelle late at night near Cannon Street Railway Bridge on the Thames River. Of the 131 on board, 51 were killed in the accident. | 51 |  |
|  | 1957 |  Pakistan | Minocher Cowasjee – The cargo ship reported in distress in position 25°18′S 68°00′E﻿ / ﻿25.3°S 68.00°E﻿ / -25.3; 68.00, east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean, coming from Tianjin heading to Antwerp. All 51 crew members, mostly Pakistanis and at least one German, were killed. | 51 |  |
|  | 1921 |  Britania Raya | Canastota – On 13 June, the cargo steamer left Sydney, Australia, bound for Wellington, New Zealand, and was never heard from again. Cargo from the ship - some of which was charred, suggesting a fire at sea - was washed up on Lord Howe Island. Otherwise, the ship and her crew of 49 men disappeared without trace. | 49 |  |
|  | 1989 |  Amerika Serikat | USS Iowa – On 19 April , an open breech explosion occurred in the center gun of turret Number Two aboard Iowa, killing all 47 men in the turret. | 47 |  |
|  | 1935 |  Amerika Serikat | Mohawk – On 24 January, eight miles off the coast of New Jersey, the passenger liner suffered a failure of her automatic steering gear, veered off course into the path of Norwegian freighter Talisman, and was rammed on the port side. She sank within one hour. 16 out of 53 passengers and 31 of her crew of 110 were killed, including the captain. | 47 |  |
|  | 1956 |  Italia | Andrea Doria – On 25 July, approaching the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, bound for New York City, the passenger liner was struck by the eastward-bound Stockholm. 1,660 passengers and crew were rescued and survived, while 46 people died as a consequence of the collision. In what became one of history's most noted maritime disasters, Andrea Doria's loss generated great interest in the media and led to many lawsuits. | 46 |  |
|  | 1906 |  Amerika Serikat | Dix – On 18 November the ferry sank off Alki Point, Seattle after a collision, killing more than 45 people. | 45 |  |
|  | 1974 |  Uni Soviet | Soviet cargo ship "Tixi" sunk with all of its crew during a storm in the Devils' Sea on March 22 en route from Japan to Australia. | 45 |  |
|  | 1902 |  Selandia Baru | Elingamite – The ship, carrying a large consignment of gold, was wrecked off the north coast of New Zealand killing 45 people. The wreck is now favoured by adventurous divers for the drama associated with it, and tales of lost treasure. | 45 |  |
|  | 1980 |  Britania Raya | Derbyshire – Lost on 9 September, south of Japan, in Typhoon Orchid. All aboard (42 crew and 2 spouses) died. At 91,655 gross tons she was, and remains, the largest UK ship to have ever been lost at sea. | 44 |  |
|  | 1989 |  Angkatan Laut Uni Soviet | K-278 Komsomolets – On 7 April the Mike-class nuclear submarine sank in the Barents Sea with the loss of 42 of her 67 crew following an onboard fire. | 42 |  |
|  | 1971 |  Yunani | Heleanna – On 28 August, the ferry caught fire off Torre Canne (Italy), resulting in 25 dead and 16 missing out of 1174 people aboard. | 41 |  |
|  | 1914 |  Amerika Serikat | Monroe – On 30 January, while traveling from Norfolk to New York City, the passenger ship was struck by the freighter Nantucket in fog 50 mil (80 km) off the Virginia Capes, causing it to capsize and sink, killing 41 people aboard. | 41 |  |
|  | 1901 |  Kanada | Islander – On 15 August, while sailing down the narrow Lynn Canal south of Juneau, the ship struck what was reported to be an iceberg that stove a large hole in her forward port quarter. She sank quickly, killing 40 of the 172 people aboard. | 40 |  |
|  | 1911 |  Amerika Serikat | Sechelt – The ferry sank on 24 March in Strait of Juan de Fuca under mysterious circumstances, killing 37 people. | 37 |  |
|  | 1941 |  Amerika Serikat | Don – The ship was a pleasure craft that was lost in Casco Bay, Maine on 29 June in an apparent explosion near Ragged Island. Everyone on board was killed. The vessel was reportedly overloaded with passengers and carrying extra cans of gasoline on deck at the time of the loss. | 36 |  |
|  | 1958 |  Amerika Serikat | Carl D. Bradley – Sank on Lake Michigan in an 18 November storm with the loss of 33 crew. | 33 |  |
|  | 1963 |  Britania Raya | Tritonica – On 20 July the Bermuda-registered ore carrier was on the St Lawrence River en route from Havre-Saint-Pierre to Sorel, Québec with about 18,300 tons of ilmenite when she collided in dense fog with the British cargo ship Roonagh Head shortly before 03:00 hrs off Petite-Rivière-Saint-François. She sank within eight minutes with all hatches open. Her sinking was so sudden that all navigation crew were trapped in the wheelhouse. 18 bodies were recovered; another 15 remained missing. Her Canadian pilot was also missing. In the fog and night a third ship, the Spanish Conde de Fontamar, struck Tritonica's superstructure. She saved seven survivors. | 33 |  |
|  | 1940 |  Amerika Serikat | William B. Davock – On 11 November the cargo ship was caught in a fierce storm on Lake Michigan. She was making her way down the lake with coal for Chicago, and is presumed to have been overwhelmed at the height of the storm by the intense wind and waves, sinking in about 200 kaki (61 m) of water 5 mil (8 km) off Little Sable Point between Ludington, Michigan and Pentwater, Michigan. The freighter Anna C. Minch sank nearby in the same storm. | 32–33 |  |
|  | 1998 |  Britania Raya | Fantome – The 679-ton windjammer was lost in October in Hurricane Mitch. All 31 crew were lost. | 31 |  |
|  | 1992 |  Siprus | Royal Pacific – She was rammed by the Taiwanese fishing vessel Terfu 51 in the Straits of Malacca, and sank, sending thirty people to their deaths. The deaths are most likely attributed to the crew's choice to abandon ship first. | 30 |  |
|  | 1975 |  Amerika Serikat | SS Edmund Fitzgerald – A taconite Great Lakes freighter that sank in a Lake Superior storm on 10 November, with the loss of the entire crew of 29. When launched on 7 June 1958, she was the largest ship on North America's Great Lakes, and she remains the largest to have sunk there. | 29 |  |
|  | 1978 |  Jerman Barat | The MS München was a LASH carrier of the Hapag-Lloyd line that sank with all hands for unknown reasons in a severe storm on 13 December. The most accepted theory is that one or more rogue waves hit München and damaged her, so that she drifted for 33 hours with a list of 50 degrees without electricity or propulsion. | 28 |  |
|  | 1981 |  Israel | The Mezada was lost on 3 March; The cargo ship sank in rough seas approximately 100 nautical miles (190 km) southeast of Bermuda. Eleven of 35 crew rescued. | 24 |   |
|  | 1948 |  Malta | Unnamed luzzu – The fishing boat which was overloaded with passengers capsized and sank in the Gozo Channel off Qala, Gozo, Malta, killing 23 of the 27 people on board. | 23 |  |
|  | 1931 |  Estonia | Liro – the steamship underway from UK to Estonia went missing in a heavy storm on the Baltic Sea. All crew and passengers died. | 20 |  |