2013 Event A boat carrying asylum seekers capsizes north of Christmas Island; Australian authorities rescue 88 people and 9 are feared dead 1993 Event Polish ferry boat capsizes in storm, 50 die 1990 Event Israeli ferry capsizes killing 21 U.S. servicemen 1987 Event Belgium ferry boat "Herald of Free Enterprise" capsizes/sinks; 192 die 1984 Event French airship capsizes 1940 Event German cruiser Blucher torpedoed and capsizes in Oslofjord, 1,000 die 1939 Event Russian Indigirka capsizes in blizzard off Japanese coast; 750 die 1928 Event British steamer "Vestris" capsizes and sinks off Virginia, kills 110 1915 Event Excursion ship Eastland capsizes in Lake Michigan, 852 die 1915 Event 800 dies as excursion steamer Eastland capsizes in Chicago 1867 Event Mail packets "Rhone" and "Wye" capsizes off St. Thomas Virgin Islands 1792 Event English warship Royal George capsizes in Spithead; kills 900 1787 Event English slave ship Sisters, from Africa to Cuba, capsizes
