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MV Alta is an abandoned merchant vessel currently located in Ireland. [1] Constructed in 1976 with the name Tananger , Alta was abandoned at sea in October 2018 and washed ashore in Ireland in February 2020, where her wreckage remains.
English: Shipwreck of MV Alta. This ghost ship was adrift without a crew in the Atlantic Ocean for two years, until it foundered on the rocks of the southern coast of Ireland in February 2020. This ghost ship was adrift without a crew in the Atlantic Ocean for two years, until it foundered on the rocks of the southern coast of Ireland in ...
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The wreck is now favoured by adventurous divers for the drama associated with it, and tales of lost treasure. 45 1980 United Kingdom: Derbyshire – Lost on 9 September, south of Japan, in Typhoon Orchid. All aboard (42 crew and 2 spouses) died. At 91,655 gross tons it was, and remains, the largest UK ship to have ever been lost at sea. 44 1989
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This is a list of the oldest ships in the world which have survived to this day with exceptions to certain categories. The ships on the main list, which include warships, yachts, tall ships, and vessels recovered during archaeological excavations, all date to between 500 AD and 1918; earlier ships are covered in the list of surviving ancient ships.
The wreckage will be formally identified by the Royal Navy in the coming weeks, the BBC reported. Mortimer called the wreck a "really remarkable time capsule." A nine-inch gun on the wreck.
The wreck is resting on her port side at 122 meters (400 ft) below sea level just outside Manila Bay. In the early 2000s, John Bennett and Ron Loos made the first scuba dives to the wreck site. Due to the position of the wreck, the actual cause of the sinking may not be discovered.