Deseret News archives: What made the Nova Scotia ship disaster in 1917 such a big deal?

On Dec. 6, 1917, more than 1,700 people were killed when an explosives-laden French cargo ship, the Mont Blanc, collided with ...
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This is what happens when a cargo ship loses power in a narrow channel

When small warnings are ignored, disaster rarely stays small. This story follows the chain reaction that starts with a quiet ...

At Least 17 Migrants Die in Greece’s Worst Shipwreck in Two Years

Two people were rescued from a half-sunken boat off the island of Crete on Saturday evening, but 17 others died in the wreck.
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50 years later, the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald lives on in fascination with the maritime disaster

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — Monday is the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald in Lake Superior, marking a half-century of fascination with one of the most infamous nautical ...