List of massacres at sea
List of events[edit]
| Date | Location | Name | Deaths | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 November 1781, et seq | Caribbean Sea, east of Jamaica | Zong massacre | 132–142 | In order to claim on insurance, 132 to 142 African slaves were thrown overboard when potable water ran low.[1] |
| 8 April 1917 | Western Approaches, 150 miles south-west of Scilly | SS Torrington | 34 | After torpedoing Torrington, U-55s commander took the crew on deck and sank their lifeboats, then submerged, leaving them to drown. One crew member survived. |
| 27 June 1918 | Western Approaches, 116 miles west of Fastnet | Llandovery Castle | 234 | After torpedoing a Hospital ship, contrary to international law, U-86 rammed and sank lifeboats, firing on survivors. 24 crew escaped. |
| 8 August 1940 | Central Atlantic, 800 miles west of Canary Islands | SS Anglo Saxon | 39 | After sinking Anglo Saxon, German raider Widder fired on the lifeboats. One escaped, two crew survived. |
| 13 March 1944 | South Atlantic | SS Peleus | 32 | After torpedoing Peleus, U-852 fired on survivors clinging to wreckage. Three survived. |
| 18 March 1944 | Indian Ocean, off Tanjung Priok | SS Behar | 104–108 | After sinking Behar, Japanese cruiser Tone took the crew on board, then later killed them by beheading. Four men escaped. |
| 26 March 1944 | Pacific Ocean | Bismarck Sea Massacre | Unknown | After destroying a Japanese convoy, Allied boats and planes attacked Japanese rescue vessels, as well as survivors on life rafts and swimming or floating in the sea.[2] |
| 4 March 1943 | Indian Ocean | SS Tjisalak | 105 | After torpedoing Tjisalak, Japanese submarine I-8 took the survivors on board, then beat them to death. |
| 5 May 1985 | Jaffna District, Sri Lanka | Kumudini boat massacre | 23 | Kumudini boat massacre, massacre of 23 Tamil civilians by the Sri Lankan Navy in the sea off Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. |
| 2 January 1993 | Jaffna District, Sri Lanka | Jaffna lagoon massacre | 38[3] | Jaffna lagoon massacre, massacre of 38 Tamil civilians by Sri Lankan Navy in the sea off Jaffna District, Sri Lanka.[3] |
See also[edit]
Notes and references[edit]
- ^ The Zong case at understandingslavery.com
- ^ Gillison, Douglas (1962). Royal Australian Air Force 1939–1942. Australia in the War of 1939–1945: Series 3 – Air. Vol. 1. Canberra: Australian War Memorial. pp. 694–695. OCLC 2000369.
- ^ a b "Asia Times". Atimes.com. 17 August 2002. Archived from the original on 11 September 2002. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
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