Mayday: The 10 Deadliest Shipwrecks in History

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4. Le Joola

Year: 2002

Country: Senegal

Death toll: 1,864

Events: On a ship that was meant to carry 500 passengers, 2,000 were on board that day. After facing a storm off the coast of Gambia Le Joola capsized within just five minutes, throwing its passengers into the sea. Eventually most of them died while waiting for help due to the freezing temperature of the water.

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