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Flotsam / ˈ f l ɒ t s ə m / (also known as "flotsan") refers to goods from a sunken vessel that have floated to the surface of the sea, or any floating cargo that is cast overboard. [5] In maritime law, flotsam pertains to goods that are floating on the surface of the water as the result of a wreck or accident.
Well-known shipwrecks include the catastrophic Titanic, MV Doña Paz, Britannic, Lusitania, Estonia, Empress of Ireland, Andrea Doria, Endurance or Costa Concordia. There are also thousands of wrecks that were not lost at sea but have been abandoned or sunk. These abandoned, or derelict ships are typically smaller craft, such as fishing vessels.
Ship Year Possible or Last Known Location SS: Baychimo: 1969: Ghost ship last sighted in 1969 in Beaufort Sea off Alaska. [10] SS: Bannockburn: 1902: Lost on Lake Superior 21 November 1902 SS: Chicora: 1895: Lake freighter that sank on 21 January 1895 in Lake Michigan. [11] SS: D.M. Clemson: 1908: Lake freighter vanished in a violent Lake ...
LONDON (Reuters) -A cargo ship abandoned four days ago in the Gulf of Aden after it was hit by missiles fired by Yemen's Houthis is still floating despite taking in water, and could be towed to ...
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Ship abandonment can occur for a variety of reasons and cannot be defined in a single way. [1] Most cases are of ships abandoned by owners because of economic hardship or economic issues, [ 1 ] for example because it becomes less expensive than continuing to operate, paying debts, port fees, crew wages, etc.
The remains of the century-old Navy destroyer USS Stewart were found some 3,500 feet deep on the ocean floor in the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary – about 50 miles from San Francisco ...
She was found frozen in an ice pack in 1969, 38 years after she was abandoned. This is the last recorded sighting of Baychimo. In 2006, the Alaskan government began work on a project to solve the mystery of "the Ghost Ship of the Arctic" and locate Baychimo, whether still afloat or on the ocean floor. She has not yet been found.