Manihari Ghat ferry disaster

Manihari Ghat ferry disaster occurred on 6 August 1988 in Indian state of Bihar when an overcrowded ferry carrying pilgrims across the Ganges capsized as it reached the middle of the river near Manihari Ghat (near the town Manihari), killing over 400 people.

References

400 Now Feared Dead on Ganges Ferry

Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1988

Shipwrecks	16 Feb: Sol Phryne 19 Apr: Sahand 26 Apr: Reijin 14 May: Seawise Giant 20 May: Korean Star 4 Jul: Singa Sea 6 Jul: Piper Alpha 23 Jul: USS Jonas Ingram 24 Jul: USS Rankin 29 Jul: USNS Aeolus 6 Aug: Manihari Ghat ferry disaster 24 Aug: USS Vermilion 26 Aug: BAP Pacocha 8 Oct: HMAS Buccaneer 21 Oct: MV Jupiter 24 Oct: Doña Marilyn November (unknown date): ARA Piedrabuena Unknown date: USCGC Unimak

Other incidents	12 Feb: Bezzavetnyy, USS Caron, USS Yorktown 31 Mar: Haven 14 Apr: USS Samuel B. Roberts 24 Apr: USS Bonefish 29 Apr: USS Sam Houston 11 Jul: City of Poros 23 Jul: Nadashio 22 Sep: Ocean Odyssey Unknown date: NOAAS Miller Freeman

1987 1989

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