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On January 30, 2011, An-Tiki, a raft modeled after Kon-Tiki, began a 4,800-kilometre (3,000 mi), 70-day journey across the Atlantic Ocean from the Canary Islands to the island of Eleuthera in the Bahamas. [49] The expedition was piloted by four men, aged from 56 to 84 years, led by Anthony Smith. [50]
Lake Wakatipu comes from the original Māori name Whakatipu wai-māori. [1] With a length of 80 kilometres (50 mi), it is New Zealand's longest lake, and, at 289 km 2 (112 sq mi), its third largest. The lake is also very deep, its floor being below sea level (−110 metres), with a maximum depth of 420 metres (1,380 ft).
The ship heeled too far and began taking water in the gun ports and sank. More than 800 people were lost, including Rear Admiral Richard Kempenfelt, and up to 300 women and 60 children who were visiting the ship. 800 1738 Netherlands: Leusden – On 1 January the slave ship ran aground on a sand bank in the Marowijne River in Suriname. An ...
It would be one of 8 Latvian ships that continued to fly the flag of Latvia and did not return home after being invaded by the Soviet Union. [ 28 ] 17°56′N 75°57′W / 17.933°N 75.950°W / 17.933; -75.950
The ship was last spotted on 12 February in the southern Atlantic Ocean and was heading into an area where large icebergs had been seen. At the time of her loss she was transporting immigrants from Great Britain to Australia. [6] 543 1873 United Kingdom: SS Atlantic – A British steam liner belonging to White Star Line.
Ship State Description Castle Del Ray: unknown The ship was driven ashore and sank at Sandy Hook, New Jersey, English America. [14] Cinque Ports England: The ship foundered in the Pacific Ocean off Malpelo Island, Viceroyalty of Peru. Her crew survived.
Early on May 1, 1940, the Arlington began to sink and the ship's chief engineer sounded the alarm. The crew, “out of fear for their lives, and without orders from Captain Burke,” began to ...
The ship was beached near Asbury Park, New Jersey, and remained there for several months until it was eventually towed away and sold for scrap. 137 1929 Finland: Kuru – Passenger steamer sank after capsizing in high winds on 7 September in Lake Näsijärvi near Tampere. An estimated 136–138 people were lost. 136–138 1901 United States