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SS Braer
The MV Braer was a Liberian-flagged oil tanker that ran aground at Garths Ness in Shetland, Scotland, in January 1993. Driven by severe weather, the vessel spilled approximately 84,700 tonnes of light crude oil into the North Sea, resulting in one of the most significant marine oil spills in European history. The incident prompted widespread environmental concerns regarding the impact on local mar...
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Batavia
Batavia was a ship of the Dutch East India Company that struck Morning Reef in the Houtman Abrolhos off Western Australia in 1629 during its maiden voyage to Java. After the wreck, a group led by Jeronimus Cornelisz terrorized the stranded survivors and murdered more than one hundred people before rescue arrived. Archaeological remains and recovered artifacts, including part of the ship's hull and...
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