The capital of Tierra del Fuego was cruised by a 500 ft German passenger which sank during what year?
MV Monte Cervantes SS "Monte Cervantes" was a 500 ft German passenger liner that cruised the South American route from Buenos Aires to Puerto Madryn (Chubut) to Punta Arenas to Ushuaia and return to Buenos Aires. The ship sailed under German registration and belonged to the South American Hamburg Company. After only two years of service she sank at the beginning of 1930 near Tierra del Fuego. The ship became known as "The "Titanic" of the South."
Tragedy of Otranto The Tragedy of Otranto took place on 28 March 1997 when the Albanian ship "Kateri i Radës" sank in a collision with the Italian naval vessel "Sibilia" in the Strait of Otranto and at least 57 Albanians, aged 3 months to 69 years, lost their lives. The emigrants had been part of a large migration of Albanians to Italy following a popular uprising that began after the collapse of several large-scale pyramid schemes. In order to prevent the unauthorized entry of illegals migrants into Italy, the Italian Navy set up a procedure to board Albanian vessels whenever encountered, implementing a "de facto" blockade.