Great Ship Disasters

English

ISBN: 0760313369

EAN: 9780760313367

Category: Transportation / Ships & Shipbuilding / General/Transportation / Navigation/

Publisher: MBI Publishing Company LLC

Release Date: 05/06/2011

Synopsis: In the early hours of April 15, 1912, frantic passengers cry and fight for a place on the limited lifeboats, and some jump into the icy Atlantic water to their death as the band plays Nearer My God to Thee until the ship breaks apart and silently slips below the surface of the water. Since the fateful sinking of the HMS Titanic, dozens of other ships have also been lost to the sea. The greatest loss of life on a ship was when 4,341 people were killed when the overcrowded ferry M/V Dona Paz collided with the tanker M/V Vector in the Philippines in 1987. Great Ship Disasters explores some of the famous and not-so-famous disasters that have happened around the world. Different types of collisions are discussed including foundering, piracy, and fire. The disaster range from the altercation between the CSS H.L. Hunley and USS Housatonic in 1864, to the tanker Jessica that foundered in the Galapagos Islands in 2001. Naval historians Kit and Carolyn Bonner have compiled a wealth of information, including first-hand accounts, on these ship disasters. Kit was the naval consultant for the film Titanic, and inside information about the film is included. Book jacket.

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Great Ship Disasters

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.5 inches

Width: 8.25 inches

Length: 10.5 inches

Weight: 22.12 oz

Pages: 144