fuckyeahwrecks

1945:  The SS General von Steuben, carrying wounded German soldiers and refuges from East Prussia, is torpedoed by the Soviet submarine S-13.  The exact death toll is unknown but may exceed 4,000.

1978:  After executing a go-around to miss hitting a snowplow, the pilots of Pacific Western Airlines fail to stow the thrust reversers, and the 737-200 crashes near Cranbrook International in B.C., Canada.  Only 7 people of the 49 on board survive. (transcript)

2003:  The Dutch cargo ship Arklow Ranger collides with the French trawler Pepe Roro, killing her three crewman.  (Wreck site information here, in French.)