1994MS Estonia Ferry Sinks in Baltic Sea

September 28: The car ferry MS Estonia sinks in the Baltic S...
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🚢 MV Doña Paz Sinks in Collision with MT Vector, Philippines

December 20: The passenger ferry MV Doña Paz sinks after colliding with the oil tanker MT Vector 1 in the Tablas Strait in the Philippines, killing an estimated 4,000 people (history's worst peacetime maritime disaster).
MV Doña Paz Sinks in Collision with MT Vector, Philippines (1987)
Maritime DisasterFerryShipwreck
PhilippinesPhilippines

🔥 Scandinavian Star Ferry Fire

April 7: Scandinavian Star, a Bahamas-registered ferry, catches fire en route from Norway to Denmark, leaving 158 dead.
Scandinavian Star Ferry Fire (1990)
Maritime DisasterFerryFireAccidentShippingCasualtiesInvestigationSafety RegulationsTransportation
NorwayNorwayDenmarkDenmarkBahamasBahamas

🚢 MS Estonia Ferry Sinks in Baltic Sea

September 28: The car ferry MS Estonia sinks in the Baltic Sea, killing 852 people.
MS Estonia Ferry Sinks in Baltic Sea (1994)
Maritime DisasterFerryShipwreckBaltic SeaEstoniaCasualtiesInvestigation
SwedenSwedenEstoniaEstoniaFinlandFinland

🚢 Express Samina Ferry Sinks off Paros, Greece

September 26: The Greek ferry Express Samina sinks off the coast of the island of Paros; 80 out of a total of over 500 passengers perish in one of Greece's worst sea disasters.
Express Samina Ferry Sinks off Paros, Greece (2000)
TransportationAccidentsShipping
GreeceGreece

💥 Manchester Arena Terrorist Bombing

May 22: A terrorist bombing attack at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England kills 22 people and injures over 140.
Manchester Arena Terrorist Bombing (2017)
TerrorismIslamist ExtremismISISBombingCasualtiesSecurityAtrocity
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

💥 Albania Earthquake Claims 51 Lives

Albania Earthquake Claims 51 Lives (2019)
EarthquakeNatural DisasterAlbaniaDisaster ReliefSeismologyCasualties
AlbaniaAlbania