Mayday: The 10 Deadliest Shipwrecks in History

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5. Neptune

Year: 1993

Country: Haiti

Death toll: 1,700

Events: Despite the maximum capacity of the ferry being 650 passengers, more than 2,000 people were aboard the Neptune that February 16. Due to the overcrowding, one of the decks collapsed onto the one below it and the vessel eventually capsized. The main reason behind the lives lost that day was the lack of emergency equipment including radio, radar, lifeboats and lifejackets.

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