Of the 989 passengers, only 137 saw rescue. This made it one of the worst maritime disasters of the 20th century and one of the deadliest peacetime sinkings of a ship.

Granville Sentinel columnist Jeff Gill tells the story of the Sultana steamboat tragedy that killed more than 1,800 passengers in 1865.

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 ...

A special memorial service is being held in Northland today to commemorate 50 years since a tragic fire claimed the Capitaine ...

Over 100 years ago, the U.S. Navy had its worst peace-time disaster, just south of the San Luis Obispo County line. Seven destroyers were wrecked and 23 sailors lost their lives when a squadron on ...

Just after midnight on July 30, 1945, days after delivering the components of the atomic bomb from California to the Pacific Islands in the most highly classified naval mission of the war, the USS ...

It was the worst maritime disaster in American history. Worse than the Titanic, though you wouldn't know it. I came to it embarrassingly late.

On April 7, 1990, arson fires aboard the ferry Scandinavian Star killed at least 159 people in Scandinavia's worst post-war maritime disaster.

One year ago today, the world got lucky. TradeWinds explores how salvors beat the odds while staring down the barrel of ...

It was the worst maritime disaster in American history. Worse than the Titanic, though you wouldn't know it. I came to it embarrassingly late.