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A disaster (from Latin meaning, "bad star") is the impact of a natural or man-made hazard that negatively affects society or environment. Disasters occur when hazards strikes in vulnerable areas. The word's roots is from astrology and imply that when the stars are in a bad position, a bad event is about to happen.
Disaster management
Chances of survival after a disaster are greatly improved when people, local governments and emergency services, businesses and national governments prepare survival plans and assemble survival gear beforehand. What constitutes sufficient preparation is highly dependent on the location and the disasters that are likely to occur in the area.
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Maritime Disasters and law: While the Titanic is definitely the most famous maritime disaster it is actually no.. http://bit.ly/4X3ZkD
monmon99 (sura) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:38:44 -0000
Maritime Disasters and law: While the Titanic is definitely the most famous maritime disaster it is actually no.. http://bit.ly/4X3ZkD
my prayers go to all those who lost their lives in the two recent maritime disasters... may their souls fine peace...
cabzie (Emmanuel Cabrera) Mon, 28 Dec 2009 11:15:34 -0000
my prayers go to all those who lost their lives in the two recent maritime disasters... may their souls fine peace...
another ferry disaster happened in Philippines... do maritime accidents happen as frequently as train disasters in India?
foolishcraftsm (foolishcraftsman) Sun, 27 Dec 2009 17:26:16 -0000
another ferry disaster happened in Philippines... do maritime accidents happen as frequently as train disasters in India?
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Estonia - A factual record with eyewitness accounts of the 1994 sinking of the passenger-car ferry Viking Sally.
Ormen Friske's Catastrophe Clarified after 54 Years - Information on the Swedish Viking ship replica Ormen Friske which on June 22, 1950 was caught in a storm on the North Sea and broke apart. All 15 crew members lost their lives.
PBS Online - Lost Liners - Titanic, Lusitania, Empress of Ireland, Britannic, Andrea Doria.
The General Slocum Disaster - An account of the June 15,1904 steamboat fire which killed more than 1,000 people on New York City's East River. Includes photographs, scanned documents, and other primary sources, as well as recent news.
Volturno Ship Disaster - Contemporary articles about a fire in 1913 on a ship from Rotterdam.
Meta Description: [ English translations of Dutch newspaper articles about the ship Volturno, sailing from Rotterdam to New York with emigrants from European countries. The ship caught fire and had to be abandoned. Only 523 persons of the 657 persons on board were saved; 134 persons, among which 65 crewmembers, died... ]
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