Some of the deadliest and most famous civilian maritime disasters: _July 26 or 27, 2009: A sailboat overloaded with Haitian migrants capsizes off the Turks and Caicos Islands. Police recover 11 bodies and about 70 people are believed to be missing. _March 29, 2009: Wooden vessel packed with migrants bound for Europe from Libya capsizes in Mediterranean. A total of 237 passengers — most African migrants — drown. _June 21, 2008: The Princess of the Stars ferry suddenly tilts and...
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