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The Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary is a United States National Marine Sanctuary on Lake Michigan off the coast of the U.S. state of Wisconsin.It protects 38 known historically significant shipwrecks ranging from the 19th-century wooden schooners to 20th-century steel-hulled steamers, as well as an estimated 60 undiscovered shipwrecks.
The Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary is a United States National Marine Sanctuary on Lake Ontario off the coast of the U.S. state of New York.It protects 41 known historically significant shipwrecks spanning 200 years of American maritime history, as well as 19 potential shipwreck sites.
List of shipwrecks: 5 October 2024 Ship State Description HMNZS Manawanui Royal New Zealand Navy: The dive and survey vessel ran aground on a reef near the southern coast of Upolu, Samoa. The crew abandoned ship in liferafts. She caught fire, capsized and sank on 6 October. [185] [186]
City of Rio de Janeiro United States: 21 February 1901 A steamship that struck a reef in San Francisco Bay. USS Conestoga United States Navy: 1921 An ocean-going tug that was declared "lost at sea" on 30 June 1921. The wreck was discovered in the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary in 2009, and formally identified as Conestoga in 2016.
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.
Cais do Sodré shipwreck; Caleb Grimshaw; Caledonian (1797 ship) HMS Calypso (1783) HMS Centurion (1650) Chrissi Avgi (ship) Clyde (1802 ship) Coffin ship (insurance) French frigate Commandant Bory; SS Commodore; Conservation and restoration of shipwreck artifacts; Conservation and restoration of waterlogged wood; USS Craven (TB-10) HMS Crown ...
Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe Spain: 24 August 1724 A Spanish galleon sunk by a hurricane in Samaná Bay. Nuestra Señora de la Limpia y Pura Concepción, known as La Concepción Spain: 1641 This Spanish treasure ship built in 1620 was reportedly overloaded with silver bullion for its return journey to Spain as part of the 1641 treasure fleet.
List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1970 Ship State Description Badger State United States The cargo ship sank in the North Pacific Ocean ten days after she was abandoned after her cargo of bombs and other munitions broke loose and started to explode during a voyage from Bremerton, Washington, to Da Nang, South Vietnam.