Top 10 Most Remote Places On Earth

 

 

10. Easter Island

 

The island is known for being isolated in the big Pacific Ocean. Around 2,000 miles off of the coast of Chile, the Easter Island or Rapa Nui is home to 4,000 people. It is a small island with little forestation and it is said that the deforestation is due to the fact that the early inhabitants made massive wood sledges to carry Mao. Now comes the question; what is Mao? It is one of many stone carved massive heads that are scattered across the island and a major source for tourism. Scientists believe that the deforestation was for the wooden sledges made for carrying the Mao. One of the way to get there is through a small airport, also believed to be the remotest in the world, on the island by plane that boards passengers from Santiago,Chile.  The island is mere 70 square miles.

9. La Rinconada, Peru

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Rinconada is said to be the highest city in the world, located in Peruvian Andes, only it’s more of a mining camp rather than a city as poor workers find their way to get a job. The work there is to dig out ore gold and the workers keep a small percentage of what they dig up. The place attracts only the desperate of all the workers as the tough geography of the area makes getting there very difficult. The only way to get there is through a truck that takes days to reach the destination through winding mountain roads. And the journey is not easy either, altitude sickness is one of the major problem that the humble traveler faces and not to mention the living conditions are not too good either. There are approximately 30,000 inhabitants in the region.

8. McMurdo Station, Antarctica

 

Without a doubt Antarctica is one of the most remote places on planet earth. Currently the place has no native inhabitants, but some 1,200 scientists and workers live there to conduct research work. Out of few, McMurdo is the largest research facility there. Now naturally the research facility is away from any major city but it enjoys many of the utilities that modern day cities have. It has 3 airstrips that made supplies to be provided easily. The scientists at the station now have  gyms, television, and even a nine-hole Frisbee golf course.  Since it literally lies at the bottom of the world, journeys by boat once took up to months to get to the desired destination, Antarctica.

7. Cape York Peninsula, Australia

 

Australia has a very low population density and natural beauty. This is best exhibited by Cape York, Peninsula. With a population of about 18,000, the region is considered as one of the most undeveloped region of the world. This implies that the region is rich in natural beauty but also very hard to reach. Many adventurous tourists make their way to the place through unpaved road on trucks and jeeps bit only if the roads are not closed due to any flooding in the rainy season. But even with good 4 wheel drive trucks and jeeps, many areas remain untouched. In fact few areas in the Peninsula have only been surveyed via helicopter.

6. Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland

 

Greenland is the largest island in the world with a covered area of 836,000 square miles but only has a population of 57,000. This makes it one of the most desolate areas in the world. But our interest is in the town of Ittoqqortoormiit (no idea how it is pronounced). The town is roughly the size of England but with a population of a mere 500. This means every resident has 150 squares miles to himself. The people of Ittoqqortoormiit make their living through hunting polar bears and whales. Although the town is on the coast but the water remains frozen 9 months out of 12. During the 3 month window the town can be accessed via boat. There is an airport some 25 miles away but the flights are not too frequent thus making it one the most remote area to reach.

5. Kerguelen Islands

 

For their Sheer distance from any sort of civilization the Kerguelen Islands are known as “Desolation Islands”. The islands have no airstrip. Hence, to get to them one must take a 6 days journey via boat  from a small island located off the coast of Madaqascar. There is no populationon the island however scientists from France make their way to the land for research purposes. The island also holds a satellite, a French missile defense system and a refuge for a kind of kettle that became endangered on the mainland. The Kerguelen Islands are a small archipelago located in the southern Indian Ocean.

4. Pitcairn Island

 

Pitcairn Islands is like a small dot in the midst of southern Pacific Ocean. Even the closest Island, the Gambier and Tahiti towards the left, is no less that hundreds of miles away. The population is only of 50 people who are the decedents of the sailors that once burnt the ship of their commanders as a result of a mutiny, the famed HMS bounty. The island has no air strip and the only way to reach there is trough a boat from new Zealand that takes up to 10 days.

3. Alert, Nunavut, Canada

 

Alert, located in the northern areas of Canada, is only 500 miles short of the North Pole. As a result the area has a very harsh climate that at time reaches 40 degrees below the zero. The area serves as a Canadian radio receiving facility, a weather laboratory and due to its military importance the area holds an air strip. The nearest town is a small fishing village some 1,300 mile away and the major cities are twice that distance. In 1992, a C-130 crashed due to poor visibility killing 4 people. It took 30 hours for the rescue party to reach the area. There is little permanent population thus it is considered to be the northernmost permanently inhabited place in the world.

2. Motuo County, China

 


It is said to be the last county in China and due to its locations, it is still untouched even in the modern days. There are no roads leading into the county and all attempts have been foiled due to avalanches, mudslides despite having spent millions of dollars. The regions in rich in natural beauty and according to Buddhist scriptures the area is regarded Tibet’s holiest land. , in the early 90s a makeshift highway was built that led from the outside world into the heart of Motuo County. It lasted for only a few days before becoming un-passable, and was soon reclaimed by the dense forest. The way to reach the area is not an easy take either. The traveler must make his way through the overland route passing frozen parts of the Himalayas and then crossing a 200 meter suspension bridge. The scenery is such as if it came straight out of a movie.

1. Tristan da Cunha

 

Tristan da Cunha is on top of the list as it is one the physically most remote location in the world. It is located in the southern Atlantic Ocean. The nearest island is some 1,700 miles away and the coast of South America is 2000 miles apart. Although the island is small, it has a rich history. It was found by a Portuguese explorer in 1506 and later annexed by the British fearing that the French will use it to rescue Nepoleon who was exiled at the time. It has a population of 271 people who are decedents of the people who once settled there. They make their living through farming and fishing. It has a few TV channels and internet connectivity through satellite but it still remains one of the most remote areas of the world. The only way to get there is through boat.

Top 10 Most Important Ancient Inventors

Top 10 Most Important Ancient Inventors

If we analyse the 21st century that we live in today it is the era characterized by technology , innovations and achievements beyond the human imagination  But inventing things and innovating an exiting plan is not an easy task. What we have today is refinements of the things that were achieved in the past. The technology and inventions that we take for granted today was once a great step taken by mankind toward the future. These inventions took several years to be accomplished. It took efforts by several scientists and physicists to bring a dream come true. Even though today most of these inventions are a part and parcel of our daily lives they have a great history to them. It was the courage and determination of just one person who dared to foresee the future and take steps to make living easier for the people to come. Most of these inventors and scientists faced a lot of hardships both in terms of finances and social restrictions. But these men did not give up and finally wrote history with their feat. It is although incorrect to say that a particular invention was better than the other it is truly visible that some of these inventions affected the mankind tremendously completely changing the way of living. Some of these inventions formed the basis of the inventions coming ahead and hence had a great significance in history. Altogether it can be said that when impact on the thought and human life is considered some inventions have an upper hand than the others. The following are the top 10 inventors whose inventions completely reformed the world and the generations to come.

10. Daniel Fahrenheit (Thermometer)

We are familiar with a thermometer. It is the device that a doctor uses to check your body temperature. It helps the doctor determine about your health state. A thermometer is also used industrially. Now a days electric thermometers are used as the industrial temperatures are very high. But a standard thermometer is still widely used clinically. The first prototype was invented by Galileo in 1593 which lacked a scale and then Sanotoria in 1612 invented a thermoscope with a scale. The first practical prototype of the mercury bulb thermometer was invented by Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit in 1714. The scale unit was given his name Fahrenheit.

9. Galileo and Newton (Telescope)

The telescope is a wonder instrument that enables us to see distant objects.The discovery of telescope changed the entire perspective and belief of mankind. The first proper usable telescope was invented by Galilio Galilei in 1609 and the prototype was further refined by him in 1610. He challenged the system with his discoveries that denied Haleocentrism. He discovered Jupiter moons which are named after him in his honour. With the incorporation of Parabolic mirrors Issac Newton invented the practical prototype for reflecting telescope in 1668 which was called Newtonian Reflector. A century latter it was modified by Achromatic lenses in 1773 to the modern telescope.

8. Baird and Philo (Television)

Television is probably the invention that affected the human race the most. It became one of the most important source of communication as it had its reach over millions at a time. The invention of a television is a sequential process of a number of physicist whose inventions led to the final outcome of a fully functional television set. It started with discovery of electromagnetism 1831 and a successful transfer of images across by Paul Nipkaw in 1884 which laid the foundation of TV. The first set of TV made its way in the year 1924 by John Baird who transmitted moving images across wires based on electrochemical circuits. The first completely electrical TV made its way in 1927 by Phil Farnsworth that overtook electro chemical ones.

7. Thomas Newcomen (Steam Engine)

The idea of using steam for power dates back to as ancient as 1st century by the Greeks. After that also people have experimented with steam but a commercial application of steam was achieved by Thomas Newcomen, the breakthrough was made in the year 1710. Thomas modified the existing principle of utilizing steam as power applied by Savery and Denis and made what we today call a steam engine. The idea was to use steam generated to push a piston that in turn would move the instrument it is connected to. The steam driven wheels of the turbine are still the basis of many power generators.

6. Graham Bell (Telephone)

Telephone is one of the most important mode of communication. Life without telephones is incomplete today. Telephone was invented by Graham Bell in the year 1876. His plan of the simple phone was based on the biological structure of the human ear. With the help of physics he transmitted voice across wire successfully and holds a patent for that. I proved to be one of the most important inventions.

5. Anton and Robert (Microscope)

Microscope is an instrument that allows to magnify an object and make it appear several times larger. It is off immense importance in the medicine world and also in Biotech , Polymerization etc. The magnifying power of lens was first noticed and brought to picture by Janssen and his son in the year 1590. This was later further modified by Anton van Leeuvanhoek in 1632 who achieved magnification of 270X. With this as the base of his microscopes he discovered bacteria , yeast and even blood cells in capillaries. Robert Hooke further modified Leeuvanhoek’s design and further refined the microscopes for biological use.

4. Wright Brothers (Aeroplane)

A not so ancient invention is the aeroplane. The impact it had on the humans and the change that it brought definitely has made it one of the most significant inventions of the history. air planes today are used for human transportation , cargo, defence etc. The credit of the invention of this unachievable feat goes to the Wright brothers. Olive and Wilbur Wright in the year 1903 invented the first functional plane that changed the ideology that humans cannot fly. Their invention of 3 axis control still remains the the core of fixed wings planes.

3.Ford and Benz (Vehicle)

Another invention that was to soon change the idea of travelling for the mankind. The invention of an automobile made it possible for the humans to travel with ease. The first car was a steam engine based model made by Stanley Brothers in 1897. The model soon was replaced due to inconvenience and high cost. The first petrol run car was invented by Karl Benz in the year 1878-1879. The first car that could be bought by a common man was developed by Henry Ford with the standard T shaped engine in the year 1885 by working on Nenz’s structure and model.

2. Johannes Guttenburg (Printing press)

One of the most important invention of the modern era was the invention of the printing press. Until then printing was a manual process using wooden encrypted dyes. Guttenburg invented the first movable printing press in 1439 and completely transformed the human era. The printing press could make it possible large scale publishing of matter. Thus books were now available for the common people as well at affordable rates. This extensive publications played a major role in Renaissance and other reformations.

1. Edison and Tesla (Electricity)

Electricity is by far the most important discovery for the man kind as life without it today does not exist. Also is difficult to think the fate of other inventions and discoveries in the absence of electricity. Electricity was discovered long back in the form of static charge. Benjamin Franklin proved that lightning is nothing but electricity by his famous kite experiment. Problem lied in the use and conduction of this current. This was achieved by Edison. Edison invented the light bulb in 1879 with Carbon filament that stayed bright for 40 hours. This invention changed the future of the world and made it brighter than ever. Nicolas Tesla invented AC (alternating current) which is the form of current we receive in our homes. The two inventions combined brought light to the common masses and made transmittance of power possible.

Top 10 Most Dangerous Air Hijackings in the World

 Top 10 Most Dangerous Air Hijackings in the World 

Air hijackings is one of the most common ways for terrorists and the other corrupted section of the society to demand a ransom from the government or just spread terror among the people and the nation. Though now air hijackings have come to a meagre standstill, hijacking air planes was one of the most easiest and convenient ways to spread terrorism among the people of a nation, or risking the lives of those hundreds of passengers captured in the air plane  Due to the luxury categorisation of air planes as a means of transport has enabled terrorists to get indulged into this activity of air plane hijackings and thus end up risking the lives of a lot of passengers and also accomplish their motive or goal of spreading terror among the people. History has seen some of the most deadliest and dangerous air plane hijackings in different parts of the world. Here is a list of some of the biggest and terrorising air hijackings done till date.

 

 

10. Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961

Way back in the year of 1996 and dated November 23^rd, three Ethiopians had hijacked this plane in order to threaten the government authorities for a huge ransom. While their flight across the Indian Ocean, the fuel had almost dropped off in the flight alerting the pilot for an emergency landing. But on the three hijackers refusing to make an emergency landing, the flight could not sustain any longer and went crashing down the Indian Ocean, making it one of the deadliest air hijacking in the world after the September 2011 attacks. Many passengers in that airline lost their lives but fortunately a handful of people were saved by the water divers in the ocean.

 

9. Iraqi Airways Flight 163

This incident took place in the year 1986, when air plane hijacking was becoming pretty common in the Middle East in the 1980’s. Air safety was one of the most important concerns for all the countries existing in the Middle East as it was the centre for terror attacks. The air safety came to a standstill when the Iraqi Airways Flight 163, travelling from Baghdad to Amman with about 90 passengers and almost 15 crew members was hijacked and controlled by four Hezbollah men. The air safety and security personnel on trying to peacefully and harmoniously negotiate with the four hijackers were found to be at a loss as the hijackers were demanding and they instantly started blowing up the cabin of the flight with grenades and detonating the cockpit. The airline finally crashed and destroyed near Arar, Saudi Arabia.

 

8. Pan Am Flight 73

Just before taking off Karachi to travel Frankfurt, four members of the terrorist group Abu Nidal Organization hijacked the Pan Am airlines in the year 1986. They dressed up as Karachi security guards and hijacked the airline travelling to Frankfurt. Meanwhile, the crew of this airline managed to sneak out and ground the airlines through an overheard hatch in the cockpit area. When the hijackers demand for the crew to be back in the airlines failed and were not met, the hijackers shot dead an Indian American out of rage and fury.  Eventually as the airline was stranded in the dark, random shooting began and grenade explosions were being experienced. In this situation, a lot of them were rescued but unfortunately more than 20 passengers were killed in the hijacking attack.

 

 

7. Egypt Air Flight 648

The hijacking activity which took place on the Egypt Air Flight 648 in the year of 1985 remains one of the most brutal and fatal air plane hijacking scenes till today. This airline while travelling on its way from Athens to Cairo was hijacked and captured by three Palestinian men of the Abu Nidal organisation. When an Egyptian Security personnel shot down one of the three hijackers, an exchange of bullets between the security personnel and the hijackers began, thus leading to the puncture of the fuselage of the plane. Due to the claustrophobic situation inside the air plane, the passengers were unable to breathe and thus the pilot had to descend the air plane in order to allow the passengers to breathe freely. Also being very low on fuel at that time, the airline had to land at Malta, very much against the wishes of the Maltese authorities.  There was again a scene of the exchange of bullets and grenade bombs, leading to a storming explosion of the Egypt Air Flight 648, leading to more than 60 people being killed.

 

 

6. Air India Flight 182

This flight was travelling from Canada to India on the 23 June 1985. While this airline was flying over the Atlantic Ocean, the air plane got blown up by a secretly planted bomb in the airline, leading to the flight go straight crashing into the Atlantic Ocean. This incident remains one of the most impactful an d dangerous air plane hijacking in the Canadian history as a totally number of 329 people were killed, all the passengers comprising of 280 Canadians, 22 Indians and about 27 British population. When this air hijack took place, not much was known of the reason and cause behind this accident. But after almost 20 years of investigation, it was apparently claimed that this hijack terrorism was done by a Sikh group staying in Canada.

 

 

5. Malaysian Airlines Flight 653

This remains one of the most mysterious and unanswerable air hijackings in the world. The Malaysian Airlines Flight 653, right after taking off from Penang to reach Kuala Lumpur reported as an unidentified hijacker amongst the passengers, and after a few moments this airline started heading towards Singapore. Gradually all communication between the crew members and the Air Safety personnel was lost, leading to the Airline crashing in Kampong Ladang, Tanjong Kupang. This incident saw the death of more than 90 passengers and crew members. The verified reason of this hijack was never known, though some believe that some members of the Japanese Red Army were behind this explosion.

 

 

4. Lufthansa Flight 181

Scheduled to travel from Palma De Mallorca to Frankfurt, this Lufthansa airlines carried about 86 passengers and five crew members. This airline was hijacked in the year 1977 by four militant Palestinians, who were a part of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. They called their group as the ‘Commando Martyr Halime’. One of the men entered the cockpit and threatened the pilot with a pistol to direct the flight to Cyprus. In this way, after travelling to Cyprus, Bahrain, Dubai and Aden, this airline was finally taken into hostile and raided, which saw the death of two of the hijackers and injuring the others, fortunately not killing the passengers aboard in that airline.

 

 

3. Air France Flight 139

The hijacking of the Air France Flight in the year 1976 is deeply related to the historical Operation Entebbe. En route from Athens to Paris, this airline was hijacked by two people of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and two others from the German Revolutionary Cells. The airline was filled with almost 250 passengers and 12 crew members, which was later then directed to Entebbe Airport, Uganda. On reaching there, four more hijackers joined the session, demanding the release of the 40 Palestinians detained in Israel, leading to Operation Entebbe when a number of Israel soldiers reached the site and ended up blowing the scene with explosions and gunfire shots, leading to the death of Ugandan soldiers, three passengers and an Israeli commando.

 

2. Dawson’s Field Hijackings

This hijacking incident which took place in the year 1970 led to the historical event known as Black September. In a single day, four air planes were hijacked by the members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. All the 300 passengers travelling the airline were released, except for the Jewish passengers and the flight crew members. The members of the PFLP blew up the empty airlines, demanding the release of Patrick Arguello and the detained Leila Khalid. Both of these were claimed to be working behind the attempt to hijack El Al Flight 219, and failed to do so and were captured. Thought the conditions of the PFLP were met, it gave rise to a new and fresh conflict between the Jordanians and the Palestinians.

 

1. El Al Flight 426

In the year of 1968 when this airline was travelling from London to Rome, it was captured by three members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and the airline was diverted to Algiers. On reaching there, all the non-Israeli passengers were released and it took almost about 40 days of negotiation to reach a proper decisive agreement in relation to this conflict. During that time, the El Al Flight 426 was the centre and the main hot spot for air hijacking by the terrorist groups. Since then, strict measure and rules have been applied keeping this airline’s safety and security issues on mind. Today, through measure of strict safety guidelines, this airline is one of the safest around.

Top 10 Most Dangerous Terrorist Groups

 Top 10 Most Dangerous Terrorist Groups

Terrorism is surely a big threat to any nation and any civilian residing in it. They kill people, bring down whole of buildings, exploit women, make them hostages, involve kids into terrorism and what not. Not very long ago we found a similar activity in India, on 26/11 in 2008, Mumbai. Very recently, the only hostage of this terror attack has been hung till death, four long years after the date of misery. In a similar attack, the World Trade Centre building in USA was brought down when a plane was made to crash into it.

They carry out utter severity and the worst psychological impact on people, most especially, young kids. Governments all around the world, and the police forces along with the Interpol are trying to find and totally eradicate these terrorist groups.

Spotonlists.com brings you the Top 10 Most Dangerous Terrorist Groups!

10. Armed Islamic Group of Algeria (GIA)

This terrorist group was initially made in order to take over the Algerian government. It was found in 1992, and it became highly notorious in the year 1994, after the terrorists of this group hijacked the “Air France Flight 8969”. Ever since then it has taken up the endeavour to pick up the deadliest crusade of blowing up people’s homes, bombarding bombs around public places, raping girls, kidnapping people, and killing innocent naïve common people. This terrorist group has one basic ideology that “Political Pluralism is equal to Sedition”. It was generated on the account of a much controversy involving decision passed on by the Military Government of Algeria which said that the ways of working of the Islamic Salvation and the main steam Islamic party will be blocked. This group is in power till present since 1992. The superior motive of this group is the creation of an Islamic State. Their most active region is Algeria, yet. And their ideology depends on the Takfir wal-Hijra Islamism.

9. Aden-Abyan Islamic Army

This terrorist group is somehow linked with the Islamic Jehad Movement, working on the sheer ambition to fight against the prevailing secularism in the Arabic Countries, especially in Yemen. Highlighted in 1998 December, this group had kidnapped 16 tourists from foreign in Abyan, out of which four unfortunately got killed in the rescue operation. This failed operation was performed by security forces of Yemen.

8. Jamaat Ansar al-Sunna

 

This terrorist group was found in 2003, to show opposition to the Iraqi government headed by Nouri al-Maliki as well as the United States upheaval in Iraq. Mainky setup in central and the northern sides of Iraq, this group is said to be connected to several Islamic Organisations that have been or are operating in Iraq. Although intelligence agencies in that country, and also USA confirmed that this group to be intricately with the al-Qaeda, but later it was found that these groups are totally anti.

7. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia

This group is a Marxist-Lenning terrorist group. Found in Columbia, this is widely famous theiugh its acronym, “FARC” and is rendered the KING PIN of all illegally traded drugs all round the globe. Made in 1964, they house currently a whopping number of twelve thousands of combatants. It also has thousands and thousands of supporters, from rustic naïve villages. These people threat all big companies in the world, also the rich and the wealthy, take money out of them as extortion, and they invest all of it for the betterment of the poor and destitute people of their country.
Robinhood, eh?

6. Kurdistan Worker’s Party

 

Also or best known in the world as PKK, this group was made in Turkey on the 27^th of November, in 1978. And from then it has been so outrageously working for the sake of the independence of the Kurdish state. PKK works in countries like Syria, Iraq, Turkey and it has totally emerged as a face of terror and upheaval and disaster in these countries. It is also linked with numerous terrorism agencies.

5. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan

These people are located on the Federally Administered Tribal Areas on the Afghani borders of Pakistan. Interestingly, this group homes several Islamic militant groups. Not one, not two, MANY. Tehrik-i-Taliban is also famously known as the Pakistani Taliban. Formed in December of 2007, Baitullah Mehsud, now dead predicted it to be quite a nuisance to people; he does in 2009, leaving the group on its own. Now its sans a leader and goes about doing what pleases its members. Pakistani Taliban targets the Pak government mainly but intelligence reports have shown that its big dream target is all the main cities of United States of America.

4. Hezbollah

 

This terrorist group, immensely supported by Iran and Syria, is based on Lebanon. It actually emerged out from the Lebanese Civil War that happened in 1982. Sunni Arab countries and as well as Israel consider Hezbollah as one big threat. This particular federation counts about a whopping 41 per cent of the population in Lebanon, as said by a report by Central Intelligence Agency. Hezbollah is also rumored to be involved in multiple social activities, which is quite unlikely as a terrorist group, but then, it is!

3. Taliban

The name “Taliban” comes from the word “students”. Based in Afghanistan, it is well known for governing Afghanistan on its own such a beastly manner, dating from 1196 to 2001. This group is strangely in the deadliest of a guerrilla war against the North Atlantic Treaty Organization or NATO including the governments of both Afghanistan and Pakistan. Taliban was found by the tribe of Pashtuns and consecutively got support from Islamic countries like Chechens, the Uzbeks, Arabs, Punjabis from Pak, and also Tajiks.

2. HAMAS

 

It’s the acronym for “Harakat Al-Muqawama Al-Islamia”. Found in 1987, it is an offspring of the Muslim Brotherhood. HAMAS is one socio-political terror group, coming from the Palestine. Aimed at Jihad, this federation and its main motive was to release Palestine from the Israeli suppression. This group gets a huge support from thr Hezbollah, in order to assassinate common people of Israel and defence people as well. Largely, this group is famous for its deadly suicide bombing acts.

1. Al-Qaeda

The most dangerous, the massively destructive, the most feared terrorist group in the whole world, and we’ve all heard this name, somewhere, somewhat before, “Al-Qaeda”, haven’t we? This extremist terror group was started up by the world known terror name, Osama Bin Laden, undoubtedly the great great granddad of the real terrorism, dodging and fooling all the intelligence agencies around the globe since September 11. 9/11, we all know brought into light this group when these people crashed one big plane inside the World Trade Centre buildings causing deaths and destruction.  Al-Qaeda constitutes more than 1000 people who have been trained in terrorism.

Top 10 Biggest Historical Ship Sinks in History.

 

 Top 10 Biggest Historical Ship Sinks in History.

 

 

 Ship wrecks are the biggest man made disaster that has taken thousands of life. These ship wrecks are either caused due to the sinking of the ship or due to ship breached. Here we have the list of the top 10 ships that sank in water.

 

 

10. SS Eastland

 

SS Eastland was a ship that took passengers on tours. It was a ship that was built in Chicago. This ship was constructed in the year 1902 by Jenks Ship Building Company. After the ship was built many problems were encountered in it. Ths ship was top heavy. On 24 July 1915 the ship was taken on lease to carry the workers to Michigan City in Indiana. After the RMS disaster an act was passed called Seaman Act. According to this act the ship has to carry sufficient lifeboats to accommodate all its passengers. Due to this load Eastland became more top heavy and dangerous. On the doomsday around 2572 workers a boarded the ship. The ship was filled to its full capacity and hence it drowned in just 20 feet of water. As the ship rolled on one side people got crushed beneath the heavy weight of furniture and many drowned. More than 845 people lost their lives.

9. MS Estonia

MS Estonia was a cruise ferry which was constructed in the year 1979. After sixteen year of use the ship drowned in the Baltic Sea. On 27 September 1994 the ship took on a journey to Stockholm in Sweden. It was revealed that the front opening of the ship, visor got damaged due to the heavy waves and a hinge was not working properly. The visor got completely open and water came inside the ship flooding the ship. As the power in the ship failed crew members were unable to call for help. After some time the ship sank 275 feet in the water. This disaster was one among the biggest disaster and 852people died in it.

8. RMS Empress of Ireland

The Empress of Ireland was an ocean linear that was launched on 27 January, in the year 1906. It was constructed by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering.  It collided with a Norwegian Collier on 29 may 1914.the linear got totally damaged due to this collision and submerged in the Saint Lawrence River. There were 1477 people on the linear out of which 1012 people lost their lives.  Surprisingly, among the people who survived there was a fireman who also survived the Titanic sinking.

7. The General Slocum Paddle Steamer

General Slocum Paddle Steamer was built in Brooklyn in the year 1819. PS General Slocum was a steam boat that was also used as a passenger ship. On June 1905 the ship submerged in East New York River as it caught fire. The ship has 1300 passengers loaded in it. The ship was poorly maintained. The fire hoses were rotten and the lifeboats were not accessible. The fire started first in the Lamp room and it soon stretched over the whole ship. When crew members tried to put out the fire using fire hoses they fell apart. In this dangerous mishap around 1021 people lost their lives.

6. RMS Titanic

RMS titanic was a four funneled liner that was constructed to carry passengers to New York from Southampton. It was launched in the year 1912 and was the biggest Ocean liner of that time. This ship wreck is the most popular ship wreck in the history. On 10^th April 1912 the ship sailed with 2200 people on it. After 4 days i.e. on 14^th April the ship stuck an iceberg and sank in the Atlantic Ocean. The ship had the shortage of lifeboats and hence not many people were saved. Around 1500 people died that day on this ship.

5. MV Doña Paz

 

Mv Dona Paz was a passenger ferry that collided with MT Vector (oil tanker) on 20 December in the year 1987. The ship sailed from Tacloban City to Manila. The tanker with which the ship collided was containing thousand barrels of oil. After the collision the tanker caught fire which spread on the ferry. Around 4375 people died in this ship wreck and only 26 people survived this disaster. Among these 26 people 24 people were the passenger and 2 were crew members of MT Vector. No crew member of Dona Paz survived this mishap.

4. SS Sultana

On 27 April 1865 this Mississippian streamer carrying around 2400 people exploded and it submerged near Memphis, Tennessee. This ship was launched in the year 1863 for promoting the cotton trade in the lower Mississippi. The main reason of this disaster was leaky and ill- repaired boilers. Out of the ship’s four boilers three of them exploded and it took away life of around 1600 people. Many of the people who died were Union Soldiers who were returning home who either died due to hypothermia or due to drowning in the river.

3. Halifax Harbor Explosion

The loss of Halifax Harbor, on 6th December 1917 resulted due to massive explosion of the French cargo ship SS Mont Blanc. The explosion was caused when SS Mont Blanc, which was carrying war ammunition, struck with SS Imo, a Norwegian Ship. this explosion not only killed people onboard but also destroyed Nova Scotia, a city of Halifax. The fire illuminated high in the sky and spread inside the city. More than 2,000 people died and around 9,000 people were injured due to the debris and fires. Many of the people who were killed in this explosion were Canadians. All the houses and building structures collapsed and got destroyed in the range of 55 acres along the shore were the explosion took place. Fire was not the only cause that took so many lives, but the explosion gave rise to tsunami and pressure waves that further caused destruction.

2. SS Kiangya

SS Kiangya was a Chinese Steamship which was carrying refugees of Chinese Civil War. The estimated numbers of people on board were around 5000 while the capacity of the ship was just 1,186. This explosion resulted from the collision of the Chinese Steamship with a Japanese Naval mine left behind since World War II. After the explosion the ship submerged in Huangpu River near Shanghai. The exact estimation of died people is still not known but it is said that around 3,920 people were killed in that explosion.

1. MV Wilhelm Gustloff

MV Wilhelm Gustloff was a German Cruise Liner launched on 5 May 1937. This disaster is not known to many people as it took place in the war time. The ship sank in the water after getting hit by a torpedo launched by Soviet S-13 submarine. The ship was chartered to evacuate troops and German civilians from the Red Army. The ship was struck by 3 Russian torpedoes and it submerged in just 45 minutes in the water. Many people died due to the torpedoes and many died as they were not able to survive the cold water. The estimated death toll is 9,000 which make this disaster the biggest maritime disaster in the human history.