5 6 , ▁the ▁s inking ▁of ▁, ▁with ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁ 4 6 ▁lives , ▁after ▁a ▁collision ▁with ▁MS ▁Stockholm ▁made ▁the ▁head line . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁ ▁was ▁hij ack ed ▁off ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁Egypt ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Palest in ian ▁Liber ation ▁Front , ▁resulting ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁host ages ▁being ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁hij ack ers . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁she ▁caught ▁fire ▁and ▁s ank ▁off ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁Som alia . ▁ ▁In ▁popular ▁culture ▁ ▁Liter ature ▁Ocean ▁lin ers ▁have ▁a ▁strong ▁impact ▁on ▁popular ▁culture , ▁whether ▁during ▁their ▁golden ▁age ▁or ▁afterwards . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 7 , ▁Jules ▁Ver ne ▁rec ount ed ▁his ▁experience ▁ab o ard ▁ ▁in ▁his ▁novel ▁A ▁Flo ating ▁City . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁writer ▁Morgan ▁Robert son ▁wrote ▁the ▁short ▁novel ▁Fut ility , ▁or ▁the ▁W reck ▁of ▁the ▁T itan , ▁which ▁features ▁a ▁British ▁ocean ▁l iner ▁T itan ▁that ▁hits ▁an ▁ice berg ▁and ▁s inks ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁Atlantic ▁with ▁great ▁loss ▁of ▁lives . ▁The ▁similar ities ▁between ▁the ▁plot ▁of ▁the ▁novel ▁and ▁the ▁s inking ▁of ▁the ▁▁ 1 4 ▁years ▁later ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁assertion ▁of ▁consp i racy ▁theories ▁regarding ▁T itan ic . ▁ ▁Films ▁Ocean ▁lin ers ▁were ▁often ▁a ▁setting ▁of ▁a ▁love ▁story ▁in ▁films , ▁such ▁as