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Hawaii is an island in the Pacific Ocean 2,000 mi (3,200 km) off the coast of the United States. The majority of environmental issues affecting Hawaii today are related to pressures from increasing human and animal population and urban expansion both directly on the islands as well as overseas.
A sunken German patrol boat from WWII has been leaking chemicals and compounds that are changing the surrounding marine environment in the North Sea. WWII shipwreck is leaking pollutants, altering ...
The West Loch Disaster was a maritime accident during World War II at Pearl Harbor U.S. Naval Base in Hawaii. The incident, which occurred just after 3 p.m. on Sunday, 21 May 1944, began following an explosion in a staging area for Landing Ships, Tank (LSTs) and other amphibious assault ships in West Loch.
It was sunk northwest of Hawaii during the Battle of Midway in June 1942.
A cargo ship that was torpedoed by the Japanese submarine I-72 south of Hawaii. [6] USS Queenfish United States Navy: 14 August 1963 A Balao-class submarine sunk as a target by the U.S. Navy submarine USS Swordfish. USS R-6 United States Navy: 21 September 1921 An R-class submarine that sank accidentally in the harbor at San Pedro, California ...
The wreck is an oddity in a region where thousands of sailors and airmen died in dramatic battles. “She was completed and commissioned on February 2nd 1945 as the lead unit of the I-201 class ...
The 80-year-old shipwreck is the V-1302 John Mahn, a fishing trawler that was used as a German patrol boat in WWII. The British Royal Air Force bombed the vessel in 1942 and the ship capsized off ...
Pages in category "Shipwrecks of Hawaii" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. USS Arizona;