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List of shipwrecks: 4 January 2024 Ship State Description Bugoe Portugal: The cargo ship veered off course due to ice flows and strong winds resulting in her becoming stranded in shallow waters on the edge of Väinameri Bay, Estonia. [1] Wilfred United Kingdom: Storm Henk: The Thames barge sank at Temple, London. [2]
The Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary is a United States National Marine Sanctuary on Lake Ontario off the coast of the U.S. state of New York.It protects 41 known historically significant shipwrecks spanning 200 years of American maritime history, as well as 19 potential shipwreck sites.
Wrecks may present a variety of site-specific hazards to divers. Wrecks are often fouled by fishing lines or nets and the structure may be fragile and break without notice. Penetration diving, where the diver enters a shipwreck, is an activity exposing the diver to hazards of getting lost, entrapment and consequently running out of breathing gas.
Only 141 of the USS Johnston's 327 crew survived when the ship was sunk on October 25, 1944, according to the Navy.
A shipwreck dating back to the 5th and 6th centuries B.C. was discovered near Sicily along with ancient anchors made from stone and iron, Italian officials said. The 2,500-year-old wreck was found ...
Price: $500 million Features: Two helipads, submarine, missile defense system, disco hall, several pools and hot tubs 2. Sailing Yacht A: Owned by Andrey Melnichenko
Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe Spain: 24 August 1724 A Spanish galleon sunk by a hurricane in Samaná Bay. Nuestra Señora de la Limpia y Pura Concepción, known as La Concepción Spain: 1641 This Spanish treasure ship built in 1620 was reportedly overloaded with silver bullion for its return journey to Spain as part of the 1641 treasure fleet.
The SOS Ohio chapter explored 22 wrecks in Fathom Five National Marine Park in 1986–1987, a popular place to snorkel and scuba dive. The Sweepstakes , for example, a two-masted schooner which sank in 1885, lies just below the surface in Big Tub harbor.