ship-wreck

Titanic had an tragic-romance not unlike Romeo & Juliet (who Leo also as it happens stared in), centered around the most epic ship-wreck in history with strong progression throughout the film from hope to devastation.

AVATAR Reaches $500 Million In Only 32 Days; Worldwide Gross an Astounding $1.62 billion – Collider.com 2010

It was one of those puzzle stories, something involving a ship-wreck and cannibalism.

Oh joy! Oh pain! Watching other people teach (Part 1) « Ken Wilson's Blog 2009

Suffice to say that Russell's theory faces ship-wreck unless this problem can be solved and, in my opinion, the problem is insoluble.

Russell's Moral Philosophy Pigden, Charles 2007

After his ship-wreck and castaway ordeal, when he goes on to live in Canada, he studies the thyroid gland of the three toed sloth whose ‘only real habit is indolence’.

Archive 2006-01-01 Kirsty 2006

After his ship-wreck and castaway ordeal, when he goes on to live in Canada, he studies the thyroid gland of the three toed sloth whose ‘only real habit is indolence’.

Happy New Year Kirsty 2006

Methinks I am like a man, who having struck on many shoals, and having narrowly escap'd ship-wreck in passing a small frith, has yet the temerity to put out to sea in the same leaky weather-beaten vessel, and even carries his ambition so far as to think of compassing the globe under these disadvantageous circumstances.

Hemans, Hume and Philosophical Scepticism 2001

It is really a storm-at-sea/ship-wreck song, but the ship in question was a sealer as indicated by the term "ice-hunter" in the title and first stanza.

Come All Ye Jolly Ice-Hunters 2000

In this day we run little risk of ship-wreck through too great an amount of science.

Continental Monthly , Vol. 6, No. 1, July, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy. Various

In these respects he went beyond his master, and in the attempt to carry his master with him, he made ship-wreck of himself.

England under the Tudors

Such boats as could be were got out, the masts cut away, and then followed the horrors of ship-wreck, seas breaking over, men downcast, expecting the ship every moment to part.

The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders Scott, Ernest, 1868-1939 1914