The Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the NASA space shuttle orbiter Challenger broke apart over the Atlantic Ocean 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members. Disintegration of the orbiter began after an O-ring seal failed at liftoff. Its failure caused a breach in the joint …
Exxon Valdez was a single-hull oil tanker with a deadweight of 214,861 tons. She was delivered to Exxon in 1986. On March 24, 1989, the vessel ran aground in Prince William Sound, resulting in the second-largest oilspill in United States history. On the specific watch, AB Maureen L. Jones was the lookout. The captain was …
MS Herald of Free Enterprise was a roll-on roll-off (RORO) ferry in service between Dover and the Belgian port of Zeebrugge. On the night of March 6, 1987, Herald of Free Enterprise left Zeebrugge with the bow door open and capsized moments after leaving port. One hundred and ninety-three passengers and crew perished. More than …
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