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A Spanish-Cuban slave ship that wrecked on a reef in the Florida Keys after a running gun battle with a Royal Navy anti-slavery patrol ship. USS Helena I United States Navy: 11 September 1919 A yacht that was wrecked off Key West in the 1919 Florida Keys hurricane. Henrietta Marie England: 1700 A slave ship sunk off Florida Keys. Herrera Spain ...
The Turin map of 1523 clearly shows Abaco, then named Iucayonique. The Turin map remained the most accurate map of the area until the Bahamas' first English maps were produced. [citation needed] Both John White's map of 1590 and Thomas Hood's map of 1592 show the islands, as did a map produced in 1630 by the Dutchman de Laet. At this time, the ...
A German cruise ship that was torpedoed by S-13 during Operation Hannibal, killing an estimated 9,400 people, nearly all of whom were civilians. 55°04′22″N 17°25′17″E / 55.0729°N 17.4213°E / 55.0729; 17.4213 ( MV Wilhelm
Hurricane Helene is affecting some Florida travel. ... Two Miami-based cruise lines have changed itineraries. ... Aerial view shows cruise ships docked at PortMiami on Friday, April 12, 2024, in ...
A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-183 about 200 nmi (370 km; 230 mi) east of Sable Island, Canada. Empire Dawn: 11 September 1942: A cargo ship that was sunk by German auxiliary cruiser Michel west of Cape Town, South Africa.
Ships are usually declared lost and assumed wrecked after a period of disappearance. The disappearance of a ship usually implies all hands lost. Without witnesses or survivors, the mystery surrounding the fate of missing ships has inspired many items of nautical lores and the creation of paranormal zones such as the Bermuda Triangle.
The vessel was 20 miles off Eleuthera Island, Bahamas, and heading to Freeport following a canceled port stop at Princess Cay due to bad weather, the company said.
The Holchu, a small cargo ship, was sighted adrift in the Indian Ocean on 7 February 1953, around 200 mi (320 km) south of the Nicobar Islands, by HMT Empire Windrush. She was later boarded by the crew of a British cargo ship, alerted by Windrush ' s radio warning. They found no trace of the crew and the Holchu was towed to Colombo.