16 March 1978 Amoco Cadiz runs aground
Amoco Cadiz was a large crude oil carrier sailing under the Liberian flag of convenience. It ran aground on Portsall Rocks, 5 km (3 miles) from the coast of Brittany, France, on 16 March 1978, and split in
Category: Disasters
6 March 1987 Zeebrugge Ferry disaster
The car and passenger ferry (MS Herald of Free Enterprise) owned by Townsend Thoresen, had been designed for rapid loading and unloading and there were no watertight compartments. When the ship left harbour...
28 February 1975 London Underground Moorgate Station crash
The Moorgate tube crash occurred on Friday 28 February 1975 at 08:46 on the Northern City Line, then known as the Northern Line. A southbound train failed to stop at the Moorgate terminus and crashed into the wall at...
28 December 1879 Tay Rail Bridge collapses
On the evening of 28 December 1879, a violent storm was blowing and usage of the bridge was restricted to one train at a time . At 7:13 pm a train from the headed...
30 November 1936 The Crystal Palace destroyed by fire
Originally built for the Great Exhibition of 1851
21 October 1966 Aberfan Disaster
It took just five minutes for the coal tip above Aberfan to slide down the mountain and engulf a farm, several houses and a school. Pupils at Pantglas Junior School were just...
18 May 1980 Mt St. Helens erupts
At 8.32 am, the volcano erupted. and with an earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale, the north face of the mountain collapsed in a massive rock debris avalanche. In a few moments this...
27 March 1977 Tenerife Airport Disaster
The Tenerife airport disaster occurred on Sunday, March 27, 1977, when two Boeing 747 passenger aircraft collided on the runway of LosRodeos Airport (now known as Tenerife North Airport) on the Spanish island of Tenerife. With 583 fatalities, the crash is the deadliest...
9 March 1946 Burnden Park Disaster
The Burnden Park Disaster occurred on 9 March 1946 at Burnden Park football stadium, the home of Bolton Wanderers. The crush resulted in the deaths of 33 people and injuries to hundreds of Bolton fans The match was...
