A photo from open sources Not all wrecked ships end their story in the deep sea, the fate of some of they are more prosaic – they get aground. We will talk about the most impressive ships forever remaining in shallow water.
World discoverer
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1. A ship with the sonorous name of World Discoverer (“Discoverer Peace “) was built in 1974. His main task was cruises in the polar regions. Hull specially designed so that the ship can cope with the impact of polar ice, however this did not save him: April 30, 2000 World Discoverer bumped into an unmarked reef, starboard side received significant damage. To prevent flooding ship and avoid human casualties, the captain decided “jump” aground into Roderick Dhu Bay. Despite the fact that subsequently the ship was looted by marauders, to the present moment it is a popular place among lovers of the sea romance.
Mediterranean sky
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2. Mediterranean Sky, or, as it was called during construction, City of York, was built in 1952 in Newcastle (England). The cruise ship left London in November 1953 and serviced at this port until 1971, until it was sold and not renamed to Mediterranean Sky. The last voyage of the vessel took place in August 1996 on the route Brindisi – Patras. because of financial position of the shipowner in 1997 on the ship was seized. Two years later, Mediterranean Sky was towed to Eleusis Bay (Greece). At the end of 2002, the ship began to gain water and bend over. To prevent drowning, his towed in shallow water, but this did not help: in January 2003 the ship nevertheless capsized on one side, and it remained to lie in anticipation of his fate.
Captayannis
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3. Captayannis was a Greek cargo ship, the main task which was the transportation of sugar. In 1974 during a storm ship seriously damaged by collision with tanker: anchor chains the latter was damaged by the Captayannis hull, and began to enter inside water. The captain tried to steer the ship in shallow water, where he successfully stuck on a sandbank. However the next morning the ship rolled over and still lies there. Marauders carried out of the ship all that is possible, and now it is slowly covered with vegetation and serves as home to many birds. Locals in a simple way they call it “sugar ship” and gladly show everyone Arriving.
America
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4. The story of “America” began at the shipyard of Newport News (Virginia, USA). The launch took place on August 31, 1939 in the presence of Eleanor Roosevelt herself. The interior of the ship tried make it as comfortable as possible, and used in its decoration ceramics and stainless steel. August 22, 1940 “America” set off on her first voyage, but already in 1941 the ship was requisitioned by the U.S. Navy and sent back to Newport News for conversion into a warship. After of the end of the war, “America” went along the route New York – Le Havre – Bremehaven, and in 1964 was sold to a Greek company and renamed to “Australis”. After serving with the Greeks, the ship resold five more times. The last resale took place in 1993 for conversion to a five-star floating hotel in Thailand, this time the ship received the name “Star of America.” In 1993 the year the liner left Greece in tow, but the time of the storm The tow rope is broken. Several attempts to restore it were unsuccessful, and on January 18, 1994, the “Star of America” sat down aground near the Canary Islands.
Dimitrios
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5. Dimitrios (old name – Kintholm) is a small (67 meters) cargo ship, which was built in 1950 year. After passing three decades, December 23, 1981 the ship boarded stranded off the coast of Greece. There are many rumors regarding the origin of the ship and its wreck. There is even a version that Dimitrios used to transport smuggled cigarettes between Turkey and Italy, and the Greek authorities seized the ship and intentionally released so that he had to walk five kilometers along shallow water. According to another version, on December 4, 1980, the ship was forced to call at the Greek port due to the severe illness of the captain. After arriving at the port due to various problems, both with the crew, and with the ship itself, the whole team was disbanded, and the ship was left in port. There it was until June 1981, until his finding was deemed unsafe. Thereafter the ship changed its location many times until finally stuck in the place where it is today. No no attempts were made to restore it.
Olympia
6. Olympia was a commercial ship, which in 1979 was captured by pirates on the way from Cyprus to Greece. After unsuccessful attempts to pull the ship out of the bay near the island of Amorgos, where it driven by sea robbers, the ship remained there until present time, becoming the most noteworthy object on the island.
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Bos 400
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8. The BOS 400 French barge was the largest floating crane Africa 100 meters long, which June 26, 1994 ran aground in the gulf of South Africa while being towed by the Russian Tiger. Ships had to overcome the path from Congo to Cape Town, but during a storm the tow rope was damaged and the barge ran aground in place under named Duiker Point. Despite several attempts to tow, the floating crane was completely lost.
La famille express
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9. La Famille Express was built in 1952 in Poland and before 1999 served in the USSR Navy under the name “Fort Shevchenko”, after which was sold and received its middle (and last) name. Circumstances shipwrecks are not known for certain, except that ship stranded during hurricane Francis in 2004 near the south Provo waters, near the Turks and Caicos Islands (Caribbean Sea). No no attempt was made to tow the ship, and it was quickly looted by looters. But now the abandoned ship serves as an excellent a tourist attraction for all tourists who find themselves in these the edges.
Hmas protector
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10. HMAS Protector was acquired by the Government of South Australia back in 1884 to protect the coastline from possible attacks. The ship went through the First World War and almost went through the Second. By ironically, the ship died from a collision with a tugboat in July 1943 years on the road to New Guinea. The rusting remains of the ship are still can be observed in the same place.
Evangelia
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11. Evangelia is a merchant ship that was built on the same shipyard where the Titanic. May 28, 1942 the ship was launched to water under the name Empire Strength. He was later also known by the names of Saxon Star, Redbrook, and finally Evangelia. In 1968 during dense night fog, the ship sailed too close to shore and ran aground near Costinesti (Romania). Some they say that this was done specifically to receive payments on insurance. The hypothesis is indirectly supported by the fact that during the crash, despite the dense fog, there was no storm at sea, and all the equipment worked properly.
Santa maria
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12. “Santa Maria” was a Spanish cargo ship, the main task which was the transportation of a huge number of various kinds gifts from the Spanish government to those who supported the country during time of economic crisis. The ship was transporting sports cars, food, medicine, clothes, and more. 1September 1968, the ship ran aground when it passed through Cape Verde on the way to Brazil and Argentina. The local tug tried save the ship, but the attempt was unsuccessful, but a valuable burden somehow miraculously disappeared. Since then, “Santa Maria” is one of the main attractions of Cape Verde.
Maheho
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13. The crash of Maheho can rightfully be called one of the most famous shipwrecks of the 20th century. The ship was built in 1905 year and was one of the first turbine ships. Maheho walked around regular Sydney – Auckland flight until called to serve during the First World War. In 1935 the ship was sold Japan. During his towing, the ships fell into a serious storm, and towing cable broke. Vain attempts to secure the cable in the time of the storm led to nothing, and Maheho set off for free swimming “with eight crew members on board. Three days later the ship was found on the shore of Fraser Island – none of the crew to fortunately not hurt. After this incident, Maheho was put up for sale, but no buyers were found, and he still pore is in the same place. Beaten by time, rusted and nobody but tourists needs it.
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