other shipwrecks

CAPTAIN DAVID CHEAP emerged from the native dwelling carrying a pistol. The men continued to look at him doubtfully, as if they had found out some secret about him. After less than a week on the island, he was in danger of losing their trust as they realized the full extent of their predicament...

Navigation may be a nightmare near the Columbia River Bar, where the Pacific Ocean and Columbia River converge. Because of the 2,000 or more ships that have sunk here since 1792, this region has the moniker “Graveyard of the Pacific.” The bar can become dangerous at times due to terrain...

CNN — A Japanese merchant ship that sank during World War II while carrying over 1,000 prisoners of war in Australia’s largest loss of life at sea has been found. The Montevideo Maru was discovered off the northwest coast of the Philippines’ Luzon island at a depth of more than 4,000 meters...

M/S ESTONIA M/S Estonia was a Baltic Sea cruiseferry, that sank in 28 September 1994. 852 of the 989 people on board died in the disaster. The ship was listing because of poor cargo management. The bow visor separated at most likely 01:15. Before that, multiple metallic bangs were heard by...

THE concrete wreck of the MV Creteblock lies on the same stretch of Whitby beach as the remains of the Rohilla. It was a hospital ship on its way from Scotland to collect the injured from the battlefields of Belgium when, on October 30, 1914, it ran aground on Whitby Scar in a bad storm...

Can't think of what to get for your Dad or Uncle Bob's birthday ? Then how about one of the Kaiser's High Seas Fleet ? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-48684400 Four of the remaining wrecks from the famous grand scuttling at Scapa Flow are actually up for sale...

Yesterday (March 30th) marked the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the British steamship 'Lough Fisher' commanded by my Great Great Uncle Robert Murphy. His ship was fitted with a large deck gun and was steaming off the south coast of Ireland on March 30th 1918 when she encountered a German...

I spend my entire life researching forgotten disasters and shipwrecks and have so far published two books and put up 4 different memorials, with many more on the way. My next project will be the liner Justicia which was a White Star Line vessel but requisitioned by the government for troop...

In the case of American warships that can be explored in the Pacific- does the US maintain a claim on said wrecks, or can any diver or explorer take any souvenier they so choose? I believe the British regard any of their vessels that went down with victims as war graves (Britannic as well?)...

Hello all, I hadn't seen this posted yet so I thought I'd add it here: LOST PASSENGER SHIP NORTH AMERICAN FOUND IN ATLANTIC [indent] Read the rest of the story at: http://www.seadiscovery.com/mt/mtStories.aspx?ShowStrory=1007422069 I thought that last statement might generate...

Was just wondering if anyone has any information on the wreck site of the Rex ? I understand she was burnt but know little about her. Whats the wreck site like... Is there anything to see ?

Okay, I have just wasted hours on the internet looking from one website to another for any information about ships that were wrecked in the Great Lakes from 1900-1910. Anyone out there have any information? Needed for a storyline. The Empress of Ireland is a possibility if I can't find...

This is not a definitive list of peacetime marine disasters and others will have others to add too - this is just for starters. 1. 6000 dead, Chinese troopship sank off Yingkow, November 1948. 2. 5000 dead, Ukishima Maru exploded off Japan, 24th Aug 1945. 3. 4386 dead, Dona Paz collided...

Hello, I am aware that the R.M.S. Californian, like R.M.S. Carpathia, was lost to a torpedoe in World War I. Has her wreck ever been found or explored? I have heard nothing ever said about it. Cheers, -B.W.

While reading through various links (provided by Shelley) I came across a mention of the Waratah having been located during the summer of 1999. However, maddeningly, the link wasn't functioning, so does anyone know how the investigation into this most puzzling of shipwrecks has gone? Has an...

"And later that night/when the ship's bell rang/could it be the north wind they been feelin'?" Gordon Lightfoot. "The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald". Today is the 25th Anniversary of the sinking of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald. The following list of her crew is loosely grouped by...