Manihari Ghat ferry disaster

1988 maritime disaster

Manihari Ghat ferry disaster occurred on 6 August 1988 in Indian state of Bihar when an overcrowded ferry carrying pilgrims across the Ganges capsized as it reached the middle of the river near Manihari Ghat (near the town Manihari), killing over 400 people.

References

  • 400 Now Feared Dead on Ganges Ferry
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Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1988
Shipwrecks
  • 16 Feb: Sol Phryne
  • 19 Apr: Sahand
  • 26 Apr: Reijin
  • 14 May: Seawise Giant
  • 20 May: Korean Star
  • 16 Jun: Swiftsure
  • 4 Jul: Singa Sea
  • 23 Jul: USS Jonas Ingram
  • 24 Jul: USS Rankin
  • 29 Jul: USNS Aeolus
  • 6 Aug: Manihari Ghat ferry disaster
  • 24 Aug: USS Vermilion
  • 26 Aug: BAP Pacocha
  • 8 Oct: HMAS Buccaneer
  • 21 Oct: Jupiter
  • 24 Oct: Doña Marilyn
  • November (unknown date): ARA Piedrabuena
  • 26 Dec: Baden
  • Unknown date: USCGC Unimak
Other incidents
  • 12 Feb: Bezzavetny, USS Caron, USS Yorktown
  • 31 Mar: Haven
  • 14 Apr: USS Samuel B. Roberts
  • 24 Apr: USS Bonefish
  • 29 Apr: USS Sam Houston
  • 6 Jul: Piper Alpha
  • 11 Jul: City of Poros
  • 23 Jul: JDS Nadashio
  • 2 Sep: ROCS Huei Yang
  • 22 Sep: Ocean Odyssey
  • Unknown date: NOAAS Miller Freeman


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