1993 sinking of the ferry Neptune

A dilapidated triple decker of about 150 feet, the ferry ran regularly between Port au Prince and Jeremie carrying passengers, livestock and cargo, and had no visible lifeboats. Described in later accounts as dangerously overloaded, she overturned near the Haitian coast in February 1993. The number of dead is an estimate rather than a count.

Date
1993-02-16
Deaths (Wikipedia list, low end where it gives a range)
1500
What the pin marks
Where she sank, as the cited page positions it.
Where the position is published
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinking_of_the_ferry_Neptune

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: ferry, overloading, haiti, caribbean, 1993

Coordinates: 18.55861, -73.17917

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