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| Year | Ship name | Shipowner/maritime company | Location | Number of victims |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Le Joola | Senegalese ferry | Off Gambia | 1 863 |
| 1987 | Doña Paz | Sulpicio Lines(Philippines) | Philippines | 1565 |
| 1912 | Titanic | White Star Line (Great Britain) | North Atlantic Ocean | 1 513 |
| 1954 | Toya Maru | Japanese Ferry | Hakodate harbor | 1155 |
| 1914 | Empress of Ireland | Canadian Pacific (Canada) | Saint-Laurent river | 1012 |
| 2006 | Al-Salam Boccaccio 98 | El-Salaam Maritime Transport (Egypt) | Red Sea | 1000 |
| 1994 | Estonia | Swedish–Estonian company | Baltic Sea | 852 |
| 2008 | Princess of The Stars | Sulpicio Lunes (Philippines) | Philippines | 828 |
| 1996 | Bukoba | Tanzanian ferry | Lake Victoria | 700 |
| 1991 | Salem Express | Egyptian boat | Red Sea | 476 |
| 2018 | MV Nyerere | Tanzanian Electrical, Mechanical and Services Agency (TEMESA) | Tanzania | 218 |
| 1994 | Achille Lauro | Lauro fleet (Italy) | Indian Ocean | 2 |
| 2007 | Sea Diamond | Louis Hellenic Cruise (Greece) | Near the costs of Santorini island | 2 |
| 2012 | Costa Concordia | Costa Crociere (Italy) | Near Giglio island | 17 dead and 15 missing |
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