7 naufrágios que entraram para a história

Even though they are rare, shipwrecks are generally traumatic events and bring countless losses. They serve as a window into the past, revealing conflicts, stories of survival and, of course, bringing knowledge so that the same mistakes are not repeated. RMS Carpathia This was a British passenger ship, known for rescuing the survivors of the Titanic.

But unfortunately, the Carpathia suffered the same fate when it was destroyed by a German submarine in 1917, in the First World War. The vessel was attacked by three torpedoes while moving as part of a convoy traveling from Liverpool, England, to Boston, United States. 11 boats were launched with all passengers and crew on board, with the exception of senior officers and gunners who remained behind destroying important documents.

The wreck of the Carpathia was found in 1999 at a depth of 180 meters. Costa Concordia Many famous naval disasters have happened far out at sea, but on January 13, 2012, the Costa Concordia sank off the coast of an Italian island in relatively shallow waters. The disaster killed 32 people and seriously injured many others.

The crew, blamed for the disaster, was sailing much closer to shore than they should have, and there is still debate over why they did this. The Concordia was supposed to take passengers on a seven-day Italian cruise. But when it deviated from its planned path to sail closer to the island of Giglio, the ship struck a coral reef.

The impact seriously damaged the vessel, allowing water to enter and endanger the 4,229 people on board. The crew also took a long time to take action. Only after an hour did they begin to evacuate the ship, and the captain was one of the first.

He would later be sentenced to 16 years in prison for murder and abandoning the vessel. The Costa Concordia tilted to the right side, leaving approximately two-thirds in the water. Andrea Doria Maybe you've already heard of this name.

The Andrea Doria was an Italian transatlantic liner that sank after colliding with the Swedish ship MS Stockholm, on a night in July 1956. Heavy fog hampered visibility, and the impact left a 25 meter hole in the hull, where the water began. entering.

Even with the bow completely destroyed, the other ship was able to sail and remained to assist in the rescue. The Andrea Doria carried 1134 passengers and 572 crew. In total, 46 people died, in addition to 5 in Stockholm.

Despite having several cutting-edge technologies for the time, such as radar, a double hull and several watertight compartments, the vessel had several navigability problems. Today, the ship is 73 meters deep in the waters of the North Atlantic, and the wreck of the Andrea Doria has become a popular spot among divers. Vasa The Vasa was an imposing Swedish warship built during the 17th century, and was considered the most powerful of its time when it set out on its first voyage.

And it was exactly there that the unexpected happened in that year of 1628. The ship was made with a very heavy upper part and insufficient ballast. Despite the obvious lack of stability in the port, it was allowed to set sail and sank a few minutes later, after traveling around 1300 meters, when it encountered a stronger wind.

Between 30 and 150 people drowned. There were many unsuccessful attempts to lift it from the seabed in the years that followed, until it was finally done in 1961. Today, Vasa's remains are on display in a museum in Stockholm.

RMS Empress of Ireland On May 29, 1914, the transatlantic RMS Empress of Ireland, which left Quebec, Canada, bound for Liverpool, England, sank near the mouth of the Saint Lawrence River, after colliding with the Norwegian SS Storstad. It all happened because of a thick fog. Hundreds who were sleeping were trapped, and second and third class passengers had much less chance of survival, as their rooms were on the lower floors of the ship, which quickly sank.

Of the 1,477 passengers, only 465 survived. This sinking became one of the worst disasters in Canadian maritime history, and following the accident, several divers successfully recovered many valuables, such as silver bars, a brass bell, and other valuable belongings. RMS Lusitânia This was the largest passenger ship in the world for a brief period when she was commissioned in 1906.

Unfortunately, on May 7, 1915, she was attacked by a German submarine off the south coast of Ireland during the First World War, the which caused the deaths of 1962 passengers and 1191 crew members. Desperate with the situation, the crew struggled to launch the lifeboats, but there was little they could do. Because of the ship's inclination, the task was made difficult and only 6 of the 48 boats were launched.

Most victims died from drowning or hypothermia. The point of the wreck is 1600 meters from the city of Kinsale, Ireland, submerged in almost 100 meters of water. RMS Titanic Hardly any shipwreck will be as fateful as the Titanic, which left England and never reached its destination in the United States.

Built in Ireland, it was the largest and most luxurious liner of its time. It's hard to find someone who didn't know their story. The ship sank after colliding with an iceberg on its maiden voyage, late on the night of April 14, 1912, in the North Atlantic Ocean.

More than 1500 people lost their lives, the vast majority from the lower classes, who did not have access to the few lifeboats. After many unsuccessful expeditions, the wreck was finally located by a French-American expedition in 1985. Several artifacts were removed.

Many schemes have been proposed to raise the ship, which is 3800 meters underground, but the fragile condition of the Titanic, and the exorbitant costs of such a project, have prevented such plans. We have a mini-documentary that tells the complete story of the most famous shipwreck in history. Dona Paz With an estimated 4,386 deaths, a collision resulted in the biggest maritime disaster in peacetime.

The overcrowded Dona Paz ferry was traveling from Leyte Island to the Philippine capital of Manila. While most of the passengers slept that terrible night, the Dona Paz collided with the MT Vector, an oil tanker carrying 8,800 barrels of gasoline and other petroleum products. After the collision, the Vector's cargo caused a colossal fire that spread to both ships.

The ferry sank within two hours of the collision, while the tanker sank after four hours. It took 8 hours for Philippine maritime authorities to learn about the accident and another 8 to organize search and rescue operations. Only 26 survivors were recovered from the water.

24 of them were passengers on the Dona Paz, while the other two were crew members on the Vector. Today's video ends here. Tell us what you think in the comments!

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