Titanic and other deadly sea disasters

POSTED: 08:49 AM PST Jan 17, 2012    UPDATED: 09:18 AM PDT Apr 13, 2012 

April 15 marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. Here are some of the deadliest maritime disasters of modern times.

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Library of Congress

Perhaps the world's most famous disaster at sea was the sinking of the massive luxury liner RMS Titanic on its maiden voyage on April 15, 1912. At least 1,496 perished in the icy waters of the Atlantic.

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