SS General Slocum: A Forgotten NYC Maritime Disaster! #maritime #shipwreck #ocean #disaster | Most Amazing ELITE

197K views · 3.3K reactions | BREAKING: Eleven sailors transported to hospital with minor injuries after explosion on San Diego naval ship. Fire broke out aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard around 9 a.m. local time, officials said. https://abcn.ws/2ZoKuDX | ABC News | Facebook

On March 26, passengers aboard the Quark Expeditions’ Ocean Explorer cruise ship were tossed around by huge waves as they traveled through the infamous Drake Passage, a body of water located between the tip of South America and Antarctica known for its rough conditions. Travel blogger Lesley Anne Murphy onboard and captured footage of her fellow passengers falling into walls and sliding across the floor as giant waves crash into their vessel. According to Quark Expeditions, the passage is formid

36 reactions | The worst NEW York City disaster prior to 9/11/2001 was in 1904 with the General Slocum! Over 1000 people died. It was a major tragedy and changed the way barges and ferries operated. #GeneralSlocum #newyorkcityhistory #1904 | Deanna Falchook | Facebook

84K views · 1.7K reactions | This Day in Buster…May 20, 1928 “Steamboat Bill, Jr.,” went on general release today, 8 days after its New York opening. The housefront stunt was first seen in “Back Stage,” then “One Week” before its ultimate incarnation! | Buster Keaton | Facebook