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A maritime disaster is a disaster that occurs at sea, usually involving a ship which sinks or is lost in storms. Because of the nature of maritime travel, there is often a large loss of life. Notable disastersThe sinking of RMS Titanic in 1912 is probably the most famous shipwreck. The wartime sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff during World War II, with an estimated loss of about 9,300 people in 1945 remains the greatest maritime disaster ever. In peacetime, the loss of the Doña Paz with an estimated 4,386 lost is the largest non-military loss recorded from a single ship. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License What is the worst maritime disaster in history? Q. What is the worst maritime disaster in history? Asked by Ejsenstejn - Sat Jul 29 03:04:52 2006 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments A. The Wilhelm Gustloff was a German passenger ship that was sunk by the Soviets 1945, over 9,000 people died. There were so many people on the ship because the ship was carrying German refugees. Answered by zippychippy - Sat Jul 29 14:32:35 2006 The Cutty Sark, what a disaster, anyone else think it was an insurance job? Q. conveniently half of the ship still remains at chatham dockyard, thank goodness some of our maritime heritage is intact...what are your thoughts? would you put it past the gov. to do such a thing? Asked by heidi the ghosthunter - Mon May 21 08:35:14 2007 - - 16 Answers - 1 Comments A. i think it could be an insurance job Answered by Tracey - Mon May 21 08:38:45 2007 People who have read Siddhartha?
Q. How does this poem connect to the book? I've read the book but just don't see a conntection First having read the book of myths, and loaded the camera, and checked the edge of the knife-blade, I put on the body-armor of black rubber the absurd flippers the grave and awkward mask. I am having to do this not like Cousteau with his assiduous team aboard the sun-flooded schooner but here alone. There is a ladder. The ladder is always there hanging innocently close to the side of the schooner. We know what it is for, we who have used it. Otherwise it is a piece of maritime floss some sundry equipment. I go down. Rung after rung and still the oxygen immerses me the blue light the clear atoms of our human air. I go down. My flippers cripple… [cont.] Asked by longhorn_lover_10 - Fri Aug 22 03:41:58 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. Maybe because there's a search ,,, for a shipwreck in the depth of the ocean (the reference to Jacques Cousteau) and the ocean has been used as a symbol of the subconscious by people like Carl Jung. Plus, the ocean is the origin of all life in the planet. The other reference, the one about the ladder, could be Jacob's Ladder, another symbol of connection with the heavens or the sacred. Hope it helps somewhat. Answered by Letizia - Fri Aug 22 05:56:56 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Maritime disasters" From Yahoo Image Search: "Maritime disasters" |
