Mark Lusby(@MarkLusby) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Is this the only Great Famine memorial in Derry? On the morning of December 3rd 1848, seventy-two corpses were brought onto the Derry Quays including that of 8 year old Anne McLaughlin from Ballina. 1/2

Is this the only Great Famine memorial in Derry? On the morning of December 3rd 1848, seventy-two corpses were brought onto the Derry Quays including that of 8 year old Anne McLaughlin from Ballina. 1/2 #sligo #liverpool #maritimedisaster #economicmigrants
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Watchashore(@watchashore) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A few yards offshore & a mile away from the safety of Harbour, the hit the 'The Beasts of Holm' and sank. The death toll was officially 205, 181 men islanders.

A few yards offshore & a mile away from the safety of #Stornoway Harbour, the #Iolaire hit the 'The Beasts of Holm' and sank. The death toll was officially 205, 181 men islanders. #MaritimeDisaster #ACommunityRemembers
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Colin Macleod(@takadacol) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The sinking of His Majesty's Yacht Iolaire on 1 January 1919 in the Minch was one of the worst maritime disasters in United Kingdom waters during the 20th century. ift.tt/2nCavf2

The sinking of His Majesty's Yacht Iolaire on 1 January 1919 in the Minch was one of the worst maritime disasters in United Kingdom waters during the 20th century. #hmyiolaire #iolaire #stornoway #isleoflewis #uk #wwi #maritimedisaster ift.tt/2nCavf2
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Rebel Seed Studio(@RebelSeedStudio) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The worst maritime disaster is US history occurred on April 27, 1865 - just days after the end of the Civil War - with the explosion of the Sultana on the Mississippi River. Disaster Disaster

The worst maritime disaster is US history occurred on April 27, 1865 - just days after the end of the Civil War - with the explosion of the Sultana on the Mississippi River. #SultanaDisaster #Sultana #Maritime #Nautical #Disaster #MaritimeDisaster #MississippiRiver
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Tammi Minoski 🟦(@TammiMinoski) 's Twitter Profile Photo

1912: At about 2:20 am, the sank into the North Atlantic, killing more than 1500 people. Captains of industry John Jacob Astor IV, Benjamin Guggenheim, Macy's co-owner Isidor Straus, and his wife, Ida, who refused to leave his side, all perished.

#OTD 1912: At about 2:20 am, the #Titanic sank into the North Atlantic, killing more than 1500 people. Captains of industry John Jacob Astor IV, Benjamin Guggenheim, Macy's co-owner Isidor Straus, and his wife, Ida, who refused to leave his side, all perished. #maritimedisaster
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Tammi Minoski 🟦(@TammiMinoski) 's Twitter Profile Photo

1912: The RMS , on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic, hit an iceberg and began to sink. At about 2:20 AM on April 15, the vessel sank into the North Atlantic killing more than 1500 people.

#OTD 1912: The RMS #Titanic, on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic, hit an iceberg and began to sink. At about 2:20 AM on April 15, the vessel sank into the North Atlantic killing more than 1500 people. #MaritimeDisaster
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Vivek K, CA (Modi Ka Pariwar)(@BharatWBKolkata) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A giant Iceberg slab named A -76 has recently calved off from the frozen edge of Antarctica into the Weddell Sea. It's confirmed by european space agency's satellites.

The Ice Berg A-76 is 170 kilometres long and 25 kilometres wide.

A giant Iceberg slab named A -76 has recently calved off from the frozen edge of Antarctica into the Weddell Sea. It's confirmed by european space agency's satellites.

The Ice Berg A-76 is 170 kilometres long and 25 kilometres wide.

#MaritimeDisaster
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Dave Kindy(@dandydave56) 's Twitter Profile Photo

On the evening of April 14, 1912, RMS Titanic struck an iceberg and began to sink. 'Unsinkable' Violet Jessop survived that maritime catastrophe -- and two others! Here's my article in National Geographic: nationalgeographic.co.uk/history-and-ci…

On the evening of April 14, 1912, RMS Titanic struck an iceberg and began to sink. 'Unsinkable' Violet Jessop survived that maritime catastrophe -- and two others! Here's my article in National Geographic: nationalgeographic.co.uk/history-and-ci… #titanic #maritimedisaster #violetjessop
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