The torpedo attack off the coast of Sri Lanka was the first such sinking by the US Navy since World War II, Defense Secretary ...

The U.S. Navy will occasionally sink its own old, unwanted ships, but it's an expensive business, so why would it want to do a thing like that?

By Uditha Jayasinghe, Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart GALLE, Sri Lanka/WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - A U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship off the southern coast of Sri Lanka, killing dozens of ...

Here’s a look at major ferry and ship sinking disasters throughout history. This timeline is not-all inclusive; various incidents with at least 1,000 fatalities are listed. Death tolls vary by source.