List of events

Date Location Name Deaths Description1781-11-29 29 November 1781, et seqCaribbean Sea, east of JamaicaZong massacre0,000,132 132–142In order to claim on insurance, 132 to 142 African slaves were thrown overboard when potable water ran low.The Zong case at understandingslavery.com1917-04-08 8 April 1917Western Approaches, 150 miles south-west of ScillySS Torrington0,000,034 34After torpedoing Torrington, U-55s commander took the crew on deck and sank their lifeboats, then submerged, leaving them to drown. One crew member survived.1918-06-27 27 June 1918Western Approaches, 116 miles west of FastnetLlandovery Castle0,000,234 234After torpedoing a Hospital ship, contrary to international law, U-86 rammed and sank lifeboats, firing on survivors. 24 crew escaped.1940-08-23 8 August 1940Central Atlantic, 800 miles west of Canary IslandsSS Anglo Saxon0,000,039 39After sinking Anglo Saxon, German raider Widder fired on the lifeboats. One escaped, two crew survived.1943-03-4 4 March 1943Indian OceanSS Tjisalak0,000,105 105After torpedoing Tjisalak, Japanese submarine I-8 took the survivors on board, then beat them to death.1940-08-23 18 March 1943Pacific Ocean, Bismarck SeaAkikaze0,000,039 ~60The destroyer Akikaze picked up German missionaries from New Guinea and was ordered by 8th Fleet command to execute them all.1944-03-13 13 March 1944South AtlanticSS Peleus0,000,032 32After torpedoing Peleus, U-852 fired on survivors clinging to wreckage. Three survived.1917-04-08 18 March 1944Indian Ocean, off Tanjung PriokSS Behar0,000,104 104–108After sinking Behar, Japanese cruiser Tone took the crew on board, then later killed them by beheading. Four men escaped.1944-03-26 26 March 1944Pacific Ocean, Bismarck SeaBismarck 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.1985-05-155 May 1985Jaffna District, Sri LankaKumudini boat massacre0,000,023 23Kumudini boat massacre, massacre of 23 Tamil civilians by the Sri Lankan Navy in the sea off Jaffna District, Sri Lanka.1993-01-02 2 January 1993Jaffna District, Sri LankaJaffna lagoon massacre0,000,038 38Jaffna lagoon massacre, massacre of 38 Tamil civilians by Sri Lankan Navy in the sea off Jaffna District, Sri Lanka.

See also Mass grave List of riots

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