History's most tragic ships, and their heartbreaking stories

Maritime disasters are sadly not unusual, and UNESCO estimates that there are more than three million shipwrecks littering ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Hundreds Died When This Steamship Sank in the Pacific Northwest in 1875 With Gold Worth Millions On Board

View of the S.S. Pacific anchored near Fort Tongass in Alaska in 1868 Public domain via Wikimedia Commons The loss of the steamship Pacific on November 4, 1875, left the community of Victoria, British ...
Opinion
Duluth News TribuneOpinion

Local View: Fitzgerald wreck 50 years ago recalls other maritime disasters

From the column: "At the top of any such list is the Titanic, probably the most famous sea-saga disaster of all time." ...
The News-Herald

Mentor Public Library hosts talk on worst maritime disaster in U.S. history

Discover the worst maritime disaster in United States history and learn about its local ties during a free program at 6:30 p.m. April 15, at Mentor Public Library’s Main Branch, 8215 Mentor Ave. Local ...

Remembering the Edmund Fitzgerald and the Ohio men who went down with the ship

The Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior on Nov. 10, 1975, and all 29 sailors were lost, including several from Northeast ...

50 years later, the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald lives on in fascination with the maritime disaster

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — Monday is the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald in Lake Superior, marking a ...
abc7NY

19th century maritime law could affect payout for Baltimore bridge disaster, expert says

SAN FRANCISCO -- Attorney John Hillsman has spent a legal lifetime learning about ships, boats, and nearly anything that floats. And he's seen his share of disasters, including representing Bay Area ...