On March 27, 1980, the Norwegian offshore drilling rig Alexandr L. Kielland capsized in the Ekofisk oil field, killing 123 of the 212 workers onboard.3yr ⋅ TwoSkies222 ⋅ r/CatastrophicFailure
On July 3, 1883, the SS Daphne capsized on launch in Glasgow, Scotland. There were just under 200 workers onboard ready to begin fitting out the ship when she was afloat, 124 of whom were killed.3yr ⋅ TwoSkies222 ⋅ r/CatastrophicFailure
January 30, 1959: The MS Hans Hedtoft collided with an iceberg on her maiden voyage off the coast of Greenland. All 95 people onboard die. The only piece of wreckage ever found was a lifebelt.3yr ⋅ TwoSkies222 ⋅ r/CatastrophicFailure
27/01/1957: A USAF Douglas C-124 Globemaster II suffers engine failure just after takeoff from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. The captain ditches the aircraft into the Cook Inlet. All 12 onboard survive with minor injuries. The aircraft is damaged beyond repair.3yr ⋅ TwoSkies222 ⋅ r/CatastrophicFailure
July 1909: The SS Waratah disappeared en route from Durban to Cape Town after departing Durban on July 26. To this day, the Waratah and her 211 passengers and crew have never been found, and the cause of her sinking remains unknown.3yr ⋅ TwoSkies222 ⋅ r/CatastrophicFailure
On March 4, 1910, an avalanche occured in Rogers Pass British Columbia, Canada. A rotary snowplow was destroyed and 62 of the 63 workers clearing the railroad line were killed. It remains the worst avalanche by death toll in Canadian history.3yr ⋅ TwoSkies222 ⋅ r/CatastrophicFailure
The wreck of the SS Torrey Canyon, which ran aground off the coast of Cornwall, England on March 18, 1967.3yr ⋅ TwoSkies222 ⋅ r/Shipwrecks
The wreck of the SS Morro Castle, which caught fire and ran aground off the coast of New Jersey on September 8, 1934.3yr ⋅ TwoSkies222 ⋅ r/Shipwrecks
The whaleback excursion liner SS Christopher Columbus after colliding with a water tower on June 30, 1917.3yr ⋅ TwoSkies222 ⋅ r/Shipwrecks
A picture of the USS Devilfish being sunk as a target off the coast of San Francisco on August 14, 1968.3yr ⋅ TwoSkies222 ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
The wreck of the USS Maine, which exploded in the harbour of Havana under unknown circumstances on February 15, 1898.3yr ⋅ TwoSkies222 ⋅ r/Shipwrecks
The salvaged bow of the MV Baltic Ace, a Bahamian car carrier that sank in the North Sea on December 5, 2012 after colliding with the container ship Corvus J.3yr ⋅ TwoSkies222 ⋅ r/Shipwrecks
On November 10, 1944, the ammunition ship USS Mount Hood exploded in Seeadler Harbor, Papua New Guinea. All 350 men onboard were killed, 82 men on the nearby USS Mindanao were also killed and 22 small boats and landing craft were sunk. The exact cause of the explosion remains unknown.3yr ⋅ TwoSkies222 ⋅ r/CatastrophicFailure
