Famous sunken ships, which still can be visited

Sunken ships on which you can visit. History is replete with shipwrecks, researchers estimate that in the world today, there are about three million shipwrecks that have yet to find. Most of the detected ships (and it is about 148 thousand) are considered historical monuments and are protected under UNESCO as underwater cultural heritage. However, there are some ships that have run aground close to shore, they still rise above the water surface, attracting tourists and photographers.

 



The sunken cruise ship "World Discoverer". Cruise ship ice class "the Discoverer of the world" ("World Discoverer") was built in 1974. It famously became one of the first that brought tourists to Antarctica and the Amazon river. The tragedy happened on 30 April 2000, when the ship ran into unmarked on the map the reef near the Solomon Islands. All passengers were evacuated, "the Discoverer" was towed ashore, however, to take it and failed. Over time, local residents looted the ice, this ship is a real local landmark.

 



The sunken cruise ship "Mediterranean Sky" the Fate of the cruise liner "Mediterranean sky" ("Mediterranean Sky") is not less tragic. It was built in 1952 in Newcastle (England) and for 44 years plied the oceans. In 1997, the ship was arrested off the coast of the Greek city of Patras due to the bankruptcy of the company that owns and towed into the Bay Eleusus, which is still. In January 2003, the ship was tilted to one side and went under water.

 



The sunk bulk carrier "Captayannis". To ship "Captayannis" transporting sugar, became fatal collision with the tanker occurred on the river Clyde in Scotland in 1974. As a result, the tanker was not injured, but the captain "Captayannis" had to bring your ship aground. Litigation lasted long enough, and "sugar" the boat is turned into a home for marine life and birds.

 



Sunken ocean liner "SS America"

 

 



The ocean liner "SS America" was built in 1940 and participated in world war II, and after that changed many owners. From the ship wanted to make a floating prison, to hand over on scrap metal, but eventually sold one of the Thai firms, which intended to turn it into a luxurious five-star hotel in Phuket. To do this, even the ship was renamed "American Star". However, the rainbow plans were not fated to come true: during towing, the ship encountered a severe storm, the crew was evacuated by helicopter, but the ship could not be saved. Gradually the ship was destroyed and went under the water, today it can be seen only during low tide.

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