Many people think that the biggest maritime disaster of all time was the sinking of the Titanic, but this isn't the case. The biggest maritime disaster of all time was the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff. The Wilhelm Gustlof was a refugee ship carrying mainly women and children. They were fleeing the murder and rape carried out by the Soviet Army towards the end of War World II. On January 30, 1945, the ship was attacked by a Soviet submarine and sunk. Over 7,000 people, nearly all of them civilians, were killed. But, of course, Hollywood will not be making a movie about this tragedy anytime soon!
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