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The list of maritime disasters is a link page for maritime disasters by century. For a unified list by death toll, see .


Pre-18th century


Peacetime disasters

All ships are vulnerable to problems from weather conditions, faulty design or human error. Some of the disasters below occurred during periods of conflict, although their losses were unrelated to any military action. The table listings are in decreasing order of the magnitude of casualties.


Wartime disasters

Disasters with great loss of life can occur in times of armed conflict. Shown below are some of the known events with major losses.


18th century

*See List of maritime disasters in the 18th century


19th century

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List of maritime disasters in the 19th century A maritime disaster is an event which usually involves a ship or ships and can involve military action. Because of the nature of maritime travel, there is often a substantial loss of life. This list covers those disasters where 30 or more lives we ...


20th century

*See List of maritime disasters in the 20th century


World War I

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List of maritime disasters in World War I A maritime disaster is an event which usually involves a ship or ships and can involve military action. Because of the nature of maritime travel, there is often a substantial loss of life. This list covers those disasters in which 30 or more live ...


World War II

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List of maritime disasters in World War II This is a list of naval vessels sunk or otherwise severely damaged with loss of life during the Second World War. See also * List of maritime disasters * List of maritime disasters in the 18th century * List of maritime disasters in the 19th ...


21st century

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List of maritime disasters in the 21st century A maritime disaster is an accident involving vessels at sea which causes significant damage, injury or loss of life. This list covers notable maritime disasters of the 21st century. Maritime means ship. Peacetime disasters All ships are vulne ...


See also

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Shipwreck A shipwreck is the wreckage of a ship that is located either beached on land or sunken to the bottom of a body of water. Shipwrecking may be intentional or unintentional. Angela Croome reported in January 1999 that there were approximately ...
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List of shipwrecks This is an index of lists of shipwrecks, sorted by different criteria. By location * List of shipwrecks of Africa * List of shipwrecks of Asia * List of shipwrecks of Europe ** List of shipwrecks of France ** List of shipwrecks of the Unit ...
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List of disasters The following are lists of disasters. Natural disasters A natural disaster is a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the earth. These lists are of disasters caused by natural phenomenon, forces of nature. * List of av ...
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List of accidents and disasters by death toll This is a list of accidents and disasters by death toll. It shows the number of fatalities associated with various explosions, structural fires, flood disasters, coal mine disasters, and other notable accidents caused by the effects of negli ...
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List by death toll of ships sunk by submarines A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
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List of RORO vessel accidents This is a list of roll-on/roll-off vessels involved in maritime incidents and accidents. References

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List of air disasters See also * List of aircraft accidents and incidents resulting in at least 50 fatalities * List of accidents and incidents involving airliners by location * List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft This list of accid ...


References

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