Most devastating shipwrecks of all time – Shipwrecks have a significant amount of intrigue, mystery, and curiosity surrounding them. There are some shipwrecks that allow diving expeditions to explore them but many shipwrecks are in waters much too deep for divers to reach. Scientists must rely on sonar and the latest technology to help locate shipwrecks.
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The Titanic sunk in 1912 and was undiscovered until a team of scientists discovered the majestic liner on the ocean’s floor in 1985. Christopher Columbus’ ship The Santa Maria, is one of the most sought after shipwrecks in history. It sunk off the coast of Haiti after Columbus and his crew turned in for the night leaving only a cabin boy to steer the three-mast flagship. The ship ran aground, Columbus and his crew safely disembarked but the ship disappeared into the seas never to be seen again.
What happened to these great ships for them to sink—a rouge wave, an attack of piracy or a collision with another ship? We have combed through some of the biggest ships that have ended up on the bottom of the seas and have brought you 15 of the biggest shipwrecks. We have some idea how these ships met their unfortunate fate. Let’s take a closer look at 15 of the biggest ships that ever sank and find out how they came to meet their fate resting in their watery graves.
15. The SS Eastland
Chicago’s Western Electric Company had chartered three ships including the S.S. Eastland to take employees on a special company picnic in Michigan City, Indiana. The other ships were the Petoskey and the Theodore Roosevelt. When the S.S. Eastland was boarded by hundreds of excited passengers, which included the employee’s families, the ship began to list to one side. Then all of a sudden the crowds moved to the other side of the ship and the ship suddenly rolled over, coming to rest on the bottom of the Chicago River. It was in water that was 20 feet deep and right next to the pier but because many of the people had gone inside the ship, they remained trapped by the furniture that had flipped over.
The women and children were wearing heavy wool garments that weighed them down and made swimming impossible. Men attempted to cut into the ship to rescue people that were stuck and drowning inside. A nearby ship, the Kenosha, tried to assist in rescuing people but tragically 841 people lost their lives in this terrible disaster.
There were court hearings after the tragedy that placed blame on the President of the company that owned the ship and also on the Captain of the ship but there was no evidence to convict them. The ship was resurrected and renamed the USS Wilmette before she was sold as scrap in 1946. There is a historical marker alongside the Chicago River to commemorate this event.
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