shipwrecking
Also known as shipwreck, foundering
thumb|right|300px|The sinking of the RMS Titanic|Titanic, illustrated by [[Willy Stöwer in 1912]]
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- Causes
- Design and equipment failure
- Instability and foundering
- Bad weather
- Rogue waves
- Fire
- Navigation errors
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thumb|right|300px|The sinking of the RMS Titanic|Titanic, illustrated by [[Willy Stöwer in 1912]]
A shipwrecking is an event which causes a ship to wreck, including by running aground or sinking, which can be the consequence of a wide range of possible causes. An abandoned vessel which is not a wreck is a derelict. The resulting physical remains of a wrecked ship are called shipwreck or wreckage.