Did any other ship sank like Titanic?
Did any other ship sank like Titanic? The Hans Hedtoft has an unusual parallel with the Titanic. She was widely considered to be among the safest ships afloat upon completion. She had design features that should have made sinking slow enough to ensure survival by rescue. She was lost on the return leg of her maiden voyage.
What was the most shocking ship accident?
The worst such accident—indeed, the deadliest civilian maritime disaster in history—occurred on December 20, 1987, when the passenger ferry MV Doña Paz collided with the oil tanker MT Vector in the Tablas Strait, roughly 110 miles (180 km) south of Manila.
Is there a ship as big as the Titanic today?
Meet Wonder of the Seas What is this? At about five times the size of Titanic, the world's largest cruise ship is Royal Caribbean's Wonder of the Seas.
What ship ignored the Titanic SOS?
Titanic sank at approximately 2:20 a.m. on April 15, 1912, claiming the lives of 1,500 passengers. With the Californian stopped in the ice before any SOS messages were sent from the Titanic, the ship didn't see the sinking liner's calls for help until dawn, hours after they'd been sent.