The US Navy bought their first-ever submarine called the USS Holland or SS-1.
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Oil tanker 'Exxon Valdez' runs aground in Prince William Sound, Alaska.
The Great White Fleet began its worldwide navigation.
Icon of the Seas, the largest cruise ship in the world, embarked on its maiden voyage from Miami.
Greek-owned cruise ship 'Oceanos' sank off the coast of South Africa due to uncontrollable flooding.
The Wreck of the sunk ship Titanic is found in the North Atlantic Ocean.