Lukol Directory: Society: History: By Topic: Disasters: Maritime Disasters

The General Slocum Steamboat Disaster
A site where researchers can post and request information on the 1904 fire that sank the General Slocum in New York Harbor. Includes historical photos and message board.
http://www.geocities.com/general_slocum/ge...

Ormen Friske's Catastrophe Clarified after 54 Years
Information on the Swedish Viking ship replica Ormen Friske which on June 22, 1950 was caught in a storm on the North Sea and broke apart. All 15 crew members lost their lives.
http://web.telia.com/~u57013916/

WaveDancerMemorial
Articles on the sinking of the liveaboard boat owned and operated by Peter Hughes Diving off the coast of Belize during Hurricane Iris.
http://www.wavedancermemorial.com

Volturno Ship Disaster
Contemporary articles about a fire in 1913 on a ship from Rotterdam.
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~daamen1/vol...

PBS Online - Lost Liners
Titanic, Lusitania, Empress of Ireland, Britannic, Andrea Doria.
http://www.pbs.org/lostliners/

The General Slocum Disaster
An account of the June 15,1904 steamboat fire which killed more than 1,000 people on New York City's East River. Includes photographs, scanned documents, and other primary sources, as well as recent news.
http://www.general-slocum.com/

Steve 's Marine Disaster Page
Features an image gallery of major maritime disasters pictures, showing the grim side of merchant shipping.
http://www.geocities.com/uksteve.geo/mbang...

Sub Topics:
Shipwrecks
Lusitania
Edmund Fitzgerald
Oil Spills
Andrea Doria
Titanic


Related Topics:
Society: History: By Topic: Maritime



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