Devastating news for fans of The Cranberries, as it was announced this morning that lead singer, Dolores OâRiordan, is dead. The news comes as a shock, as she was young, beautiful, and successful. Breaking news based on a statement from her publicist is reporting the Irish musicianâs passing and fans are hoping for answers.
Based on the 2011 survey results, the World Shipping Council estimated that on average there were approximately 350 containers lost at sea each year during the 2008-2010 time frame, not counting for catastrophic events.ontainers Lost â 2008 to 2013. For the combined six year period from 2008 to 2013, the WSC estimates that there were 546 containers lost on average each year, not counting for catastrophic events.
People died awaiting sale in buildings, called slave forts, on the coast. Many died on board the ships that took them across the Atlantic Ocean, from Africa to the Americas. There are virtually no records for these aspects of the slave trade. It is possible that as many people died in Africa as were taken out of the country (estimated at between 9 and 11 million). The lowest number for the total loss through the transatlantic slave trade could be about 20 million people.