Mayday: The 10 Deadliest Shipwrecks in History

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8. Salem Express

Year: 1991

Country: Saudi Arabia

Death toll: 1,400

Events: This passenger ship sank in the Red Sea after colliding with Hyndman Reef. Although the official number of lives lost is 470, there are claims that state that the death toll was much higher, as there were many unlisted passengers returning from their pilgrimages to Mecca.

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