The battleship HMS Barham exploded because torpedoes from the German U-331 hit her port side, causing her to capsize rapidly, and the resulting fire spread to her main ammunition magazine, triggering a catastrophic detonation of the cordite propellant, which broke the ship apart and sank her in minutes on November 25, 1941. Sequence of Events: Torpedo Hits: The U-331 fired three torpedoes, striking Barham's port side near the main gun turrets. Rapid Capsizing: The damage caused Barham to list he

On January 13, 2012, the cruise ship Costa Concordia veered off course near Isola del Giglio, Italy, and struck an underwater reef. The impact tore a massive gash in the hull, causing the ship to partially sink and capsize near the shoreline. Although most of the more than 4,200 passengers and crew were rescued during a chaotic 6-hour evacuation, 33 people ultimately l!#&*ost their lives. The ship’s captain was later convicted of manslaughter and abandoning ship, and the disaster became one of t

Ship 36 was moments away from a full six-engine static fire when everything went wrong. The video opens at night as Starship S36 sits on the test stand at Starbase, fully loaded and pressurized. Without ignition, a sudden internal failure triggers a massive explosion, tearing through the vehicle and lighting up the pad in a fraction of a second. The blast is violent and unexpected, marking the complete loss of one of SpaceX’s most advanced Starship prototypes. Twisted stainless steel, shredded t