To compile a list of modern ocean disasters, 24/7 Tempo consulted a range of news, maritime, and weather publications including the New York Daily News, World Atlas, and Taylor & Francis Online.

One year ago today, the world got lucky. TradeWinds explores how salvors beat the odds while staring down the barrel of ...

Granville Sentinel columnist Jeff Gill tells the story of the Sultana steamboat tragedy that killed more than 1,800 passengers in 1865.

Discover the worst maritime disaster in United States history and learn about its local ties during a free program at 6:30 p.m. April 15, at Mentor Public Library’s Main Branch, 8215 Mentor Ave ...

It was the worst peace-time Navy disaster with the death of 23 seamen and the loss of the destroyers. Out of frame to the right were the USS S.P. Lee and USS Nicholas.

Black Sea disaster and Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine “After the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam, this is the second-largest environmental catastrophe in Ukraine since the start of ...

Just after midnight on July 30, 1945, days after delivering the components of the atomic bomb from California to the Pacific Islands in the most highly classified naval mission of the war, the USS ...

Striking the Sea Island area around Savannah, Georgia, on August 27, 1893, the Sea Islands hurricane is considered the 7th deadliest storm in US history. Killing as many as 2,000 people, the storm ...

UPI Almanac for Monday, April 7, 2025 On April 7, 1990, arson fires aboard the ferry Scandinavian Star killed at least 159 people in Scandinavia's worst post-war maritime disaster.