The boat was designed to hunt for and kill ... Whatever the truth, the loss of the Thresher is one of the worst non-combat accidents to befall a U.S. Navy vessel. The USS Enterprise's Deck ...

Over the decades, a series of military accidents involving nuclear weapons ... not to mention the boat's two nuclear reactors. Each missile carried a 200-kiloton warhead. For reference, the ...

Deadly boat accidents are common in the central African country, where late-night travels and overcrowded vessels are often blamed. Authorities have struggled to enforce maritime regulations.

These are the worst naval accidents to occur, arranged chronologically. The USS Thresher (SSN-593) was a nuclear attack submarine commissioned in August 1961. The boat was designed to hunt for and ...