7 Biggest Disasters at Sea - Tragedies That Shook the Maritime World

The luxury ship, considered unsinkable, sank on her first voyage after hitting an iceberg, killing over 1500 of the 2224 passengers.

Known as ‘Asia’s Titanic’, this ferry collision with an oil tanker claimed 4386 lives. The overloaded vessel caught fire, leading to panic and a blackout.

Attacked by a Soviet submarine, the sinking of this German ship in 1945 resulted in 9400 deaths, making it one of the deadliest maritime disasters.

This paddle boat caught fire in 1904, killing 1021 people, mostly women and children. Investigations revealed old and torn life vests and unusable lifeboats.

An internal explosion on this Royal Navy battleship in 1914 killed 788 men. The cause was later found to be faulty storage of shells and ammunition.

Colliding with a steam cargo ship in thick fog, this ocean liner sank quickly, killing 1012 people.

This RORO passenger ferry struck a coral reef in the Red Sea in 1991, sinking and killing around 485 people.