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Description: Learn about the BIGGEST of everything in the world! Check out our new videos, posted every Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday. There's something for everyone. Be sure to subscribe right here: youtube.com/channel/UCvpjSSIodRfDo9sgwMXLaTw?sub_confirmation=1 9: MS Estonia This shipwreck actually occurred quite recently, in 1994. What happened? It was crossing with almost 1,000 people from Tallinn, Estonia, to Stockholm, Sweden. This was late summer, and the cruise ship was a bit lopsided with its load, sitting a little uneven on the water. That meant that it was extra vulnerable to the harsh weather conditions that began with a summer storm, including high winds and 16 foot waves (5m). A particularly nasty wave broke off part of the front doors of the boat. More heavy waves separated off part of the remaining trim and water began rushing in. In about half an hour, the ship totally turned on its side. It sank about 250 feet (78m) underneath the Baltic Sea. 8: Sultana This riverboat sailed up and down the Mississippi River with cargo between 1863 and 1865, some of the most intense years in American history. Built to facilitate the moving of cotton, it contained cutting edge technology for the time, which meant increased danger as well. At the conclusion of the Civil War, the boat was being used to transport Union prisoners of war back home from their prisons in the south, as the surrender of Confederate troops meant that it was time to begin bringing all of the survivors home. 7: Kiangya This Chinese passenger steamship, like many maritime disasters, was overloaded with passengers as it was retreating from the Communist army in the Chinese Civil War in 1948. It’s hard to know exactly how many people perished in this accident, as records were not very well kept at the time, but it’s estimated that at least 3,000 fatalities occurred when the ship struck a mine and exploded. 6: Vasa This old Swedish warship was constructed sometime between 1626 and 1628. It was built on the orders of the Swedish king, Gustavus Adolphus. He was very proud of his fancy warship, but it had a problem. Because of the ornate bronze cannons on it, the weight balance was totally off. It had a center of gravity that was dangerously unstable. It cost him quite a pretty penny, but what did he care? He was the king. 5: MS Doña Paz This ship and its associated disaster were once called the Titanic of the Philippines. Though the ship was originally built in 1963 under the Japanese flag, it was sold to a Phillippine ship line, and in 1987 it suffered a massive collision with another ship, the Vector. 4: Queen Anne’s Revenge Perhaps the most famous pirate of all time is the legendary Blackbeard. Edward Teach was his real name, and he pillaged and pirated throughout the Caribbean and Atlantic during the early 1700s. His most famous flagship, of course, was the Queen Anne’s Revenge, which he used extensively after he commandeered it to capture incredible amounts of treasure. 3: RMS Titanic What more needs to be said about this famous shipwreck? It was supposed to be unsinkable when it launched in 1912, and it took a massive iceberg about 385 miles (600km) south of Newfoundland to tear a hole in its side and send it to a watery grave. Of the 2,224 people on the ship, only about 700 were rescued, and the other 1500 perished. A great number of safety precautions were not properly followed, as there were enough lifeboats there for many more people to survive, if only they had been properly filled and lowered in time. 2: Mary Rose King Henry the Eighth was an iconic monarch of England for a number of years in the late 1400s and early 1500s, and his shipbuilders began working on this vessel in 1510 to help him build up the Royal Navy to create a significant force in the world of sailing for years to come. The ship was a magnificent piece of construction, and served in a number of conflicts between England and France. It was even improved in 1536, adding an extra deck on board and increasing its capacity to wage war. 1: Wilhelm Gustloff The day was January 30, 1945. The German forces were crumbling, hemmed in by advancing American, British, and French soldiers in the west and Soviet soldiers in the East. Their leader, Adolf Hitler, was addressing the Germans by radio. Unfortunately for the poor souls packed onto the cruise liner Wilhelm Gustloff, it was to be the last radio address they would ever hear.