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Flashback in maritime history: The Afrique passenger ship sinking with 575 fatalities, 12 Jan 1920

(www.MaritimeCyprus.com) The Afrique was a passenger ship of the French shipping company Compagnie des Chargeurs Réunis, which from 1908 to 1920, traded between French territories of French West Africa, French Equatorial Africa, and Post of Bordeaux in the French colonies. On January 12, 1920, the generators

Flashback in maritime history: Costa Concordia grounding, sinking and 32 fatalities, 13 Jan 2012

(www.MaritimeCyprus.com) On 13 January 2012 at 21:45, Costa Concordia struck a rock in the Tyrrhenian Sea just off the eastern shore of Isola del Giglio. This tore open a 50 m (160 ft) gash on the port side of her hull, which soon

Marshall Islands investigation report: Enclosed Space Entry Fatalities on M/V Blue Cecil

(www.MaritimeCyprus.com) On the afternoon of 8 December 2023, the Republic of the Marshall Islands-registered BLUE CECIL was underway in the South China Sea. All cargo holds were laden with scrap metal. Work