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HMS Port Napier – British World War II auxiliary minesweeper that caught fire and exploded; Preußen – German steel-hulled five-masted ship-rigged windjammer sunk in Crab Bay after a collision; SS Radaas – Ship sunk in 1917 near Portland Bill, now a dive site; SS Rondo – Ship sunk in Sound of Mull in 1935, now a recreational dive site
List of shipwrecks: 6 March 2024 Ship State Description True Confidence Barbados: Red Sea crisis: The bulk carrier was hit by a Houthi ballistic missile in the Red Sea, killing two crewmen and wounding six others. The remaining crew abandoned the vessel. [29]
It lies in approximately 100 feet (30 m) of water and at 240 feet (73 m) in length provides ample scope for exploration. However, relatively little of the wreck involves penetration diving. The Hilma Hooker is regarded as one of the leading wreck diving sites in the Caribbean, according to Scuba Diving Travel Magazine. [3]
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.
List of shipwrecks of Cornwall; List of shipwrecks of Cornwall (19th century) List of shipwrecks of Cornwall (20th century) List of shipwrecks of Cornwall (1861–1870) List of shipwrecks of Cornwall (1881–1890) List of shipwrecks of the Seven Stones Reef; MV Lizzonia; USS LST-6; LT Cortesia
Fifi shipwreck. Fifi is a submerged tugboat shipwreck located approximately 8 km (5 mi) east of Al-Bander resort in Bahrain. [1] The vessel caught fire and sank in the early 1980s. The ship was owned by Shaheen Bin Saqer bin Shaheen, founder of Awalco Marine. It was named after his only daughter, who was better known as Fifi. [2]
The wreck has been a popular dive site for many years. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] James Eagan Layne is situated 540 metres (1,770 ft) east of the wreck of HMS Scylla - in 22m of water with her bows at 50°19.602′N 4°14.714′W / 50.326700°N 4.245233°W / 50.326700; -4.245233
Unable to launch a lifeboat because of the surrounding ice, the crew were forced to leap for safety onto the ice floes, the ice boat sinking shortly thereafter, at about 6 am. USNS Mission San Francisco United States: 7 March 1957 A fleet oil tanker, collided with the Liberian freighter Elna II while passing New Castle, caught fire and exploded ...