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	Shipwreck - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Many losses of sailing ships were caused by sailing, with a following wind, so far into a bay that the ship became trapped upwind of a lee shore, being unable to sail into the wind to leave the bay.
		An important factor in the condition of the wreck is the level of destruction at the time of the loss or shortly afterwards due to the nature of the loss, salvage or later demolition.
		Ship wrecks in shallow water near busy shipping lanes are often demolished to reduce the danger to other vessels.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ship_wreck (1292 words)

	Wrecks & shipfinds of the Mediterranean
		The ship may have been 15-16 m long, and the cedar planks were joined by "mortise-and-tenon".
		The second ship was raised 1993-95 and may possibly be exhibited in a new museum.
		The shipping volume of Roman times was perhaps not reached again until the 16th or 17th century AD.
	www.abc.se /~m10354/uwa/wreckmed.htm (1252 words)

	Saudi Aramco World : The Punic Warship (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		A ship, however, is far more complicated, for unless at least one end survives it is impossible to calculate mathematically the curvature and dimensions of the hull and therefore impossible to construct a faithful model.
		In addition to the ship's stern, a good part of the keel and timbers from the port side of the hull up to the waterline were recovered, as well as large sections of floor planks and a few slivers from the ship's superstructure.
		Because the ship's position led her to believe it was driven into the sand as if it had been rammed, she looked for a documented sea battle and found one obvious possibility.
	www.saudiaramcoworld.com /issue/198606/the.punic.warship.htm (1978 words)

	District Council of Yorke Peninsula - History and Heritage - Maritime History
		On the night the ship was wrecked, a nineteen-year-old crew man, Leonard Sterneson attempted to swim to shore with a life line, but drowned.
		Grain for 'shipping over the jetty', as it is called, was stacked near the shore-end of the jetty and also on top of the cliffs.
		The basalt was ballast from an Italian ship, dumped in shallow water from the jetty.
	www.yorke.sa.gov.au /history/maritime.html (2908 words)

	Navy Shipwrecks and Aircraft Losses
		Navy custody of its wrecks is based on the property clause of the U.S. Constitution and international maritime law and it is consistent with Articles 95 and 96 of the Law of the Sea Convention.
		Even aircraft and ship wrecks that are stricken from the active list remain the property of the United States until such time affirmative action is taken to dispose of these properties, such as sale, or other action in accordance with law.
		Wreck sites that are not entire aircraft or ships, but are parts strewn in a debris field are considered archaeological sites.
	www.history.navy.mil /faqs/faq28-1.htm (1149 words)

	The Tragic History of the Sea \| Ship Wrecks
		The ships were often built out of shoddy materials and repaired in a haphazard fashion.
		The tale of the sinking of the ship itself is a small part of the narrative.
		The narrative of the wreck of the São João Baptista is not only a crackerjack tale of risk and misery and want, but it is filled with lore of the peoples among whom they were cast.
	www.ralphmag.org /BD/shipwreck.html (999 words)

	Bahamas Diver: Rapture of The Wrecks
		While the wrecks in these islands offer myriad opportunities for adventure, they can generally be separated into three categories: shallow wrecks, wrecks in moderate depths and deep wrecks.
		Congregations of snappers, grunts, wrasse, gobies, angelfish and parrotfish are everywhere on the wreck.
		Wrecks that lie deeper than 90 or a 100 feet are protected from the destructive surge of most storms, so they tend to be more intact than shallower wrecks.
	www.skin-diver.com /departments/DiveTheWorld/CarribeanAndBermuda/Bahamas/BahamasDiver/rapture_oct00.asp (1114 words)

	Marshallnz - Ship Wrecks
		Timber ships are quickly smashed to pieces, which either wash away in the tide or any remaining timber soon decomposes and disintegrates leaving only the metal fixings.
		Bronze rivet pins that were used to hold the ship together and postage stamp sized pieces of copper sheathing are often the only visible evidence of an old shipwreck.
		But this 'wreck' is not a real wreck, she is an old rusty hulk ready for the wreckers yard, a jungle gym for beginner divers.
	www.marshallnz.co.nz /shipwrecks.htm (1426 words)

	Historical Ship Wrecks - iboats Marine MegaMall
		Explores causes of the wrecks and is both absorbing reading and a harrowing historical record.
		Chronicles the 1857 sinking of the SS Central America with the loss of over 400 souls and 21 tons of gold off the California coast and the 1980s search for and salvage of her cargo.
		The powerful original narrative of the disaster that befell the whale ship Essex which was rammed and sunk by a whale.
	www.iboats.com /mall/index.cgi?prod_id=11979 (394 words)

	Ship Wrecks of West Wales
		The Pembrokeshire coastline is riddled with wrecks, being in the main shipping line from the South for vessels heading Northwards.
		Not much of the wreck to be seen as she is spread far apart.
		To the south of Ramsey Island, we have the GPS marks and is one wreck we hope to dive in the near future.
	www.dive-pembrokeshire.com /wreck.html (1764 words)

	Cape Gelidonya
		Spilling artifacts in a line as she sank, the ship eventually settled with her stern resting on a large boulder 50 meters or so away to the north; her bow landed on a flat sea-floor of rock.
		The copper, mined on Cyprus, was shipped as 34 flat, four-handled ingots, weighing on average 25 kilograms apiece, of the type once thought to imitate dried ox hides in a pre-monetary form of currency; discoid "bun ingots," averaging only about 3 kilograms each; and fragments chiseled from each type.
		The discovery on the wreck of a bronze swage, stone hammerheads of the kinds sometimes used for metalworking, many stone polishers and a whetstone, and a large, flat close-grained stone that could have served as an anvil suggest that a tinker may have been on the voyage.
	ina.tamu.edu /capegelidonya.htm (1138 words)

	Cape Cod National Seashore: Heritage: Ship Wrecks
		After a wreck, townspeople would come out with their carts and horses and haul away the spoils: wine, coffee, nutmeg, cotton, tobacco, and whatever the ship had been carrying.
		Sometimes owners of the wreck paid the local people to salvage their cargo; often the local people simply went on the theory that finders were keepers.
		While the sailors on the ship tied their end of the line to the mast, the lifesaving crew attached the other end to a structure anchored in the sand and then sent the breeches buoy over the rope to the ship.
	www.nps.gov /caco/heritage/shipwrecks.html (768 words)

	Historic Ship Wrecks on the Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall - Cornish shipwrecks
		There are wrecks to suit all grades of diver, at virtually all stages of the tide.
		Lizard Diver's 25 years of diving such wrecks means that you can dive with safety at your side.
		RNLI crew selflessly assisted many of the ships on the left in their hour of need.Why not make a donation to the RNLI, or become a member.
	www.lizardiver.co.uk /HistoricWrecks/historicwrecks.html (186 words)

	Spanish Ship Wrecks
		Of the three wrecks the Santa María de Yciar, was destroyed in the 1940's during the dredging of the Mansfield Cut (a channel through Padre Island linking the Gulf of Mexico with the Laguna Madre and the coast of Texas) and the Espíritu Santo was ruined by treasure hunters in 1967.
		As with all treasure wrecks part of the contents was lost at sea during the time of the wreck (usually during a hurricane).
		The ship was discovered in 1978 in an area known as the "Silver Bank" off the coast of Hispaniola, near present day Puerto Rico (Hispaniola was the name for the island between Cuba and Puerto Rico, which is now divided between Haiti and the Dominican Republic).
	www.coins.nd.edu /ColCoin/ColCoinIntros/Sp-Gold.Shipwrecks.html (821 words)

	Florida Scuba Wreck Diving - Boca Raton, Florida
		On May 12, 1990 this wreck was renamed the Rodeo 25 in honor of the 25th anniversary of the Pompano Fishing Rodeo.
		And, because the wreck is often passed over in favor of more glamorous wrecks, this is a good change of pace dive for experienced technical divers who have seen all the other deep wrecks in the area.
		Note: While this ship wreck is still dove on air, Trimix is the gas of choice for those who want to remember all they saw.
	www.americandivecenter.com /wrecks (3232 words)

	Ship Wrecks of New England - SS Republic
		The ship's whistle was used at regular intervals to alert any vessel in the area.
		This was the first time in history that the signal CQD was used from a ship in distress.
		The call was received at Nantucket Island and relayed to all ships in the area.
	home.att.net /~rstinchcomb/newreck/republic.html (659 words)

	Welcome to Ayer Tikus: The site of the book 'The Ship-Wrecks off North Norfolk'. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Each wreck is accompanied by information regarding date of build, who built her and for whom, dimensions, subsequent owners, cause of loss and details of other vessels involved in the loss.
		Each wreck is numbered and position shown on a map to facilitate planning a dive trip.
		In compiling the book I was told on many occasions that a dive trip had not found the wreck that had been targeted or that it had become silted since it was dived earlier.
	www.ship-wrecks.co.uk /book.html (1142 words)

	Ship wrecks schedules - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		More than 40 cargo ships were waiting to sail downriver into the Gulf, and about the same number were lined up waiting to enter the river.
		Two Carnival Cruise Lines ships that had been headed for weekend moorings at New Orleans after Caribbean cruises were diverted to other Gulf ports.
		Coast Guard investigators interviewed the container ship's captain and crew, who also were to be tested for alcohol and drugs.
	washingtontimes.com /functions/print.php?StoryID=20040223-105754-2292r (543 words)

	Ship Wrecks of New England - ACR6 - USS San Diego
		On September 1, 1914, the ship is renamed the USS San Diego.
		It is amazing that 1,177 of the ship's crew and officers were able to abandon ship in a such a short time.
		The hull is relatively intact, its keel is at seventy feet and the sand is at around 115 feet.
	home.att.net /~rstinchcomb/newreck/sandiego.html (804 words)

	U.S. Coast Guard's Policy Concerning Shipwrecks and Aviation Crash Sites
		Even aircraft and ship wrecks that are stricken from the active list remain the property of the United States until such time affirmative action is taken to dispose of these properties in accordance with law.
		Coast Guard wrecks may contain unexploded ordnance and other hazards and should be approached with the utmost caution.
		Recovery of historic ship, aircraft wreck or associated components will be considered only for educational or scientific purposes.
	www.uscg.mil /hq/g-cp/history/faqs/USCG_Shipwreck_Policy.html (1199 words)

	The Great Lakes Shipwreck File Vessel Names That Begin With S
		A signal lantern which was hung in the wreck to mark it’s position later caught it afire and it burned to a total loss.
		Recently purchased by the famous Reid Wrecking and Towing Co., Sarnia, Ont. This was to be her first job in her current incarnation as a Reid tug.
		A survey of the wreck done in the early 90’s shows that her two ends are still connected.
	www.boatnerd.com /swayze/shipwreck/s.htm (10479 words)

	Thumb Area
		Caution some wrecks may be out of the sport diving depth limit.
		Site conditions change rapidly therefore wreck descriptions should not be relied upon before or during a dive.
		The wreck is located about ten miles east south east of Harbor Beach.
	www.michiganshipwrecks.com /thumb.htm (429 words)

	Ship Wrecks off coast of Kilmore Quay
		There are over one thousand wrecks and groundings off the Wexford coast, from Hook Head to Arklow.
		The wreck was located in 1976 by the Guiding Star trawler of Kilmore.
		On 12-1-1926 the steam ship "S.S. Valdura" ran aground on the Forlorn, she had a cargo of 4500 tons of maize, which was washed ashore and apparently gathered by local farmers.
	homepage.eircom.net /~pierhousedivecentre/wrecks.htm (234 words)

	Two Shipwrecks in Two Weeks!
		The bow of the first ship is in 40 feet of water while the stern of the third is in 110 feet of water.
		The idea is to create a wreck site that allows experienced divers to start off deep and do a multi-level profile while at the same time allowing less experienced divers to still enjoy some new wrecks without having to worry about deeper depths.
		The Manana is a 150-foot island cargo ship with a tall wheelhouse up front and the rear is an island ferry type that you could drive semi trailers onto it.
	home.houston.rr.com /thescubaguy/News/TwoShipWrecks.html (306 words)

	DEES - Sr. Thesis Projects page 3. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		These data illuminate a large number of ship wrecks scattered on the river bottom, both near the shore and in the main shipping channels.
		These wrecks have been buried to varying degrees by river sediments reflecting both the age of the wreck and differences in sedimentary environment within the river.
		Once the atlas of wrecks has been compiled, searches will be made of the regional historical record to identify and date individual wrecks.
	www.ldeo.columbia.edu /edu/students/undergrad/thesis/thesis_projects3.html (1237 words)

	Ship Wrecks
		What type of ship wreck are you looking for.
		The Captain of the Maravillas decided to burn the ship in the fifteen foot depth of water found just off the Bahama Banks, to prevent its capture and looting by the Portuguese or pirates.
		The plan would be to bring a slave ship next year, to salvage the cargo of over one billion dollars in gold (today's value).
	home.flash.net /~dadis/wrecks/wrecks.htm (770 words)

	TheShipsList: Passengers, Ships, Shipwrecks
		The greatest concentration is for previously unpublished records found for the pre-archiving period in Canada (pre-1865) Canada was the gate-way to the US mid-west.
		General information of ship-wrecks from various periods, with detailed reports of specific wrecks, many with lists of those passengers and crew, lost and saved.
		A growing index of ship pictures, wonderful pictures of immigrants, ports, ads, and Immigration Stations.
	www.theshipslist.com (763 words)

	shipwrecks phuket thailand dives vertical wreck ship wrecks
		Though the wreck was almost completely intact after being release from the salvors, it is of low cost construction and deteriorating quickly.
		The ship had sunk in a most unusual vertical position, with it's stern on the seabed 60meters deep and it's bows just 5meters below the surface, in an area of sometimes outstanding 50meter plus visibility.
		Divers on one of the last vertical wreck live-aboard trips were treated to the outstanding treat of being able to dive under the stern of the vessel at a depth of 50meters and look up through the rudder and propeller along the entire length of the keel to the surface.
	www.pjscuba.com /otherthailandwrecks.htm (1054 words)

	Welcome to Ayer Tikus: The site of the book 'The Ship-Wrecks off North Norfolk'. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		In 1925 she was in the ownership of British Lines Ltd. (S H Biscoe) London and later that year by Continental Lines Ltd. London who gave her her final name.
		A popular wreck in position WGS84 53º17.035N 000º39.352E has been called the "Shell Wreck" by divers as the true identity was not known.
		In 1919 the ship was raised by the Admiralty and later returned to the Tyne.
	www.ship-wrecks.co.uk /help.html (1223 words)

	Sailing Ship Rigging \| Free Info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		...ship, ships, boat, boats, maritime, sailing, sailors, sea, ocean, tall ship, tall ships, vintage, sailing ship, prow, rigging, wooden ship, wooden...
		On square-rigged ships, much of the rigging, including the upper masts and outer spars, could be taken down or erected at sea as...
		The Evolution of Sail There are very few sailing ships around nowadays and most of those are used for training purposes or, as here in the United Kingdom, for the enjoyment and pleasure of...
	www.yourguidetosailing.com /sailing-ship-rigging.html (669 words)

	Great Lakes Ship Wrecks, Boats and other Books
		Fitzgerald's Storm : The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
		MacInnis gets right to the story,from the construction of this magnificent ship to its unlikely demise.An in depth look at the men and their families,and how this trgedy affected them and those around them.A Haunting tale of..
		The beautiful fl and white photographs, coupled with an insightful narrative, gives the reader the most realistic vision of an era which will never again be experienced in human history.
	www.seatalebooks.com /glake.shtml (699 words)

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