List of massacres at sea

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DateLocationNameDeathsDescription
29 November 1781, et seq Caribbean Sea, east of Jamaica Zong massacre 132–142In 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 34After torpedoing Torrington, U-55 s 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 234After 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 39After sinking Anglo Saxon, German raider Widder fired on the lifeboats. One escaped, two crew survived.
4 March 1943 Indian Ocean SS Tjisalak 105After torpedoing Tjisalak, Japanese submarine I-8 took the survivors on board, then beat them to death.
18 March 1943 Pacific Ocean, Bismarck Sea Akikaze ~60The destroyer Akikaze picked up German missionaries from New Guinea and was ordered by 8th Fleet command to execute them all.
13 March 1944 South Atlantic SS Peleus 32After torpedoing Peleus, U-852 fired on survivors clinging to wreckage. Three survived.
18 March 1944 Indian Ocean, off Tanjung Priok SS Behar 104–108After 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 Bismarck Sea Massacre 2,890+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]
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]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ The Zong case at understandingslavery.com
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. 1 2 "Asia Times". Atimes.com. 17 August 2002. Archived from the original on 11 September 2002. Retrieved 1 August 2012.


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