The British ship HMS Minotaur sunk, killing 480 people.
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Icon of the Seas, the largest cruise ship in the world, embarked on its maiden voyage from Miami.
The Great White Fleet began its worldwide navigation.
HMS Pandora sank at The Great Barrier Reef after a voyage to hunt down the Bounty mutineers in 1790.
A 400-year-old shipwreck was discovered just 15 miles off the coast of Portugal.
An atomic submarine circumnavigated the globe.