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Seven Marine Disasters That Give The Titanic Tragedy a Run For Its Money

17 October 2022

The journey through ocean waters has been an arduous one since its very inception.
Many unhappening events have occurred from time to time viz the tragic sinking of Titanic in 1912.
Can any other marine disasters surpass the Titanic tragedy?

The ocean has long been a place of great danger and mystery throughout the existence of mankind. Even in contemporary times, traveling through deep water and rough seas continues to be an arduous and challenging venture. The tragic sinking of the Titanic...

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Wildlife Deaths Blamed on Cargo Vessel Disaster

20 June 2021

More dead turtles washed up on Sri Lankan beaches Friday, underscoring the environmental blight caused by a container ship fire off the country’s coast, reports Channel News Asia.

Death of sea turtles

The Singapore-registered MV X-Press Pearl was carrying hundreds of tonnes of chemicals and plastics when it caught fire last month, before burning for two weeks. Since June 2 its wreckage has been partially submerged off the capital Colombo.

Wildlife officials said the carcass of an olive ridley...

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Captain of Sunken Ship Arrested, Faces Court

14 June 2021

Sri Lanka’s Criminal Investigations Department on Monday (June 14) arrested the captain of the burnt MV X-Press Pearl container ship which caught fire on the outskirts of the Colombo Port on May 20, reports the Straits Times.

Worst marine disaster

The Russian skipper of the container ship is expected to be charged with marine pollution, police said Monday.

The island nation is seeking $40 million in damages from the operators of the ship, which released tonnes of plastic raw materials that swamped...

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