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What was the worst maritime disaster on record?
The worst maritime disaster of all time is the little known loss of the German liner MV Wilhelm Gustloff in January, 1945. She was fleeing Poland and the collapse of the Eastern Front laden with possibly as many as 10,000 German refugees when she was torpedoed by a Soviet submarine. Loss of life is estimated to have been between 7,700 and 7,800.Wilhelm Gustloff is estimated to have been carrying close to four times her rated capacity, so she had not adequate rescue equipment for so many people, but it wouldn't have mattered. Like so many similar disasters (Lusitania in 1915 for example), being torpedoed on one side caused an almost instantaneous heavy list which made it impossible to launch.Some sources give lower figures, with a death toll around 6,000, but either way, the disaster would still be the worst in history. There are several reasons possible why the sinking of Wilhelm Gustloff remains so little known. Among them: It was wartime, the worst war in history to date; Wilhelm Gustloff was full of fleeing Germans and Nazis and their families who had occupied land they had taken by force from other people, so history tends to judge them harshly; Germany lost the war, and since Germany started the war history tended to write off Wilhelm Gustloff as just another incident. Some historians, especially German historians, judge the Wilhelm Gustloff sinking to have been a war crime, but others argue that the Soviet skipper had no way of knowing that Gustloff was not a troop carrier and a legitimate target. History today considers that the loss of Wilhelm Gustloffwas just one more terrible, pointless consequence of a terrible war in which millions upon millions died.
What is the largest loss of life due to a ship sinking?
The Wilhelm Gustloff was torpedoed and sunk 30th January 1945 in the Baltic Sea with a loss of an estimated 9,400 people. The ships final voyage was during Operation Hannibal in January 1945, when she was sunk while participating in the evacuation of civilian refugees, German soldiers, and U-boat personnel trapped by the Red Army in East Prussia. She was hit by three torpedoes from the Soviet submarine S-13 in the Baltic Sea on the night of January 30, 1945 and sank in under 45 minutes, taking an estimated 9,400 people with her. The sinking of the Wilhem Gustloff ranks as the largest known loss of life in a single sinking in maritime history.
What 1953 disaster claimed the lives of 151 people?
The Tangiwai Disaster.
Is flood and tsunami is a disaster?
A flood and a tsunami can be a disaster (natural disaster). But not all the time. The only time you can count these as a disaster, if it has killed many people or people and animals. Like the floods we had in January 2011.
How many people died in the tangiwai railway disaster?
unfortunately, 151 people died in the Tangiwai disaster
What do you do when there is a disaster in New York?
Go to New York and see what the disaster is and try and try help people get out of the disaster.
How many people survived in the trimdon grange mining disaster?
241 people survived the cherry mine disaster.
How many people died in the Texas city disaster in 1947?
576 people were killed in Texas city disaster
What happened to the people in the Frank slide disaster and how did Frank recover from that disaster?
By luck
What is the pronoun of disaster?
pronouns are words standing in for nouns. I would say 'it' for 'disaster'.When the disaster struck, it cost many people their lives.
Why is disaster management?
disaster management is introduced to reduce the effect of the natural disaster in case it occurs. it also provides awareness among the people to protect themselves during the disaster.
Did people stay back to face the disaster of Pompeii?
People did not stay back to face the disaster of Pompeii. They did not have time to run away.
