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The Tek Sing was a large three-masted Chinese ocean-going junk which sank on 6 February 1822, in an area of the South China Sea known as the Belvidere Shoals. [1] The vessel was 50 meters in length, 10 meters wide and had a burden of about 800–900 tons. [2]
SS Kiangya or Jiangya (traditional Chinese: 江亞輪; simplified Chinese: 江亚轮; pinyin: Jiāngyà Lún) was a Chinese passenger steamship that was destroyed in an explosion near the mouth of the Huangpu River 50 miles (80 km) north of Shanghai on 3 or 4 December 1948. Her wreck was cleared from the channel in 1956 and her hull refurbished ...
A Chinese merchant vessel which sank off the south coast during the Southern Song dynasty, between 1127 and 1279. 21°34′34″N 111°52′08″E / 21.57611°N 111.86889°E / 21.57611; 111.86889 ( Nanhai
Every shipwreck has a story, usually one that goes to the bottom of the sea with the boat. Take a look at these spooky photos. 22 Eerie Shipwrecks Around the World
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[3] [5] [34] [42] The earliest known Chinese shipwrecks found along the Maritime Silk Road are the Ming-era Turiang wreck (c. 1305-1370 CE) and the Bakau wreck (c. early 15th century CE). [ 3 ] [ 47 ] [ 48 ] Chinese-built ships ( chuán ) are also readily identifiable by being built with iron nails and clamps, in contrast to Austronesian and ...
Malaysia's maritime agency said Tuesday a Chinese barge likely plundered two World War II British shipwrecks in the South China Sea after discovering 100 more old artillery shells on the detained ...
A camera lost in a shipwreck has been found nearly two years after the vessel sank to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Vancouver Island. And not only was the device returned to its ...