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The list of maritime disasters is a link page for maritime disasters by century. For a unified list by death toll, see .


Pre-18th century


Peacetime disasters

All ships are vulnerable to problems from weather conditions, faulty design or human error. Some of the disasters below occurred during periods of conflict, although their losses were unrelated to any military action. The table listings are in decreasing order of the magnitude of casualties.


Wartime disasters

Disasters with great loss of life can occur in times of armed conflict. Shown below are some of the known events with major losses.


18th century

*See List of maritime disasters in the 18th century


19th century

*See List of maritime disasters in the 19th century


20th century

*See
List of maritime disasters in the 20th century A maritime disaster is an event which usually involves a ship or ships and can involve military action. Because of the nature of maritime travel, there is often a substantial loss of life. The term maritime disaster can refer to both commercial ...


World War I

*See List of maritime disasters in World War I


World War II

*See List of maritime disasters in World War II


21st century

*See List of maritime disasters in the 21st century


See also

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Shipwreck A shipwreck is the wreckage of a ship that is located either beached on land or sunken to the bottom of a body of water. Shipwrecking may be intentional or unintentional. Angela Croome reported in January 1999 that there were approximately ...
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List of shipwrecks This is an index of lists of shipwrecks, sorted by different criteria. By location * List of shipwrecks of Africa * List of shipwrecks of Asia * List of shipwrecks of Europe ** List of shipwrecks of France ** List of shipwrecks of the Uni ...
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List of disasters The following are lists of disasters. Natural disasters A natural disaster is a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the earth. These lists are of disasters caused by forces of nature. * List of avalanches * List o ...
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List of accidents and disasters by death toll This is a list of accidents and disasters by death toll. It shows the number of fatalities associated with various explosions, structural fires, flood disasters, coal mine disasters, and other notable accidents caused by the effects of neglig ...
* List by death toll of ships sunk by submarines *
List of RORO vessel accidents This is a list of roll-on/roll-off vessels involved in maritime incidents and accidents. References {{Reflist RORO Roll-on/roll-off (RORO or ro-ro) ships are cargo ships designed to carry wheeled cargo, such as cars, motorcycles, trucks, s ...
* List of air disasters


References

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