SS Petrella: The Ghost Ship That Became a Floating Death Trap
SS Petrella carried 3,173 prisoners when torpedoed in 1944. Over 2,670 died — some drowned, some shot by their own guards.
Mediterranean
The Refah Tragedy: 168 Souls Lost to a Mystery Torpedo in WWII
The Refah Tragedy of 1941 sent 168 people to their deaths in the Mediterranean. No one ever identified the submarine that fired the fatal shot.