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A British steamship en route from New York City to Tampa that ran aground and sank a quarter mile off Vero Beach in 15 to 20 feet of water. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] 27°39′8.86″N 80°21′3.5″W / 27.6524611°N 80.350972°W / 27.6524611; -80.350972 ( SS Breconshire
SS Tarpon (originally called Naugatuck) was a ship which sank in 1937 near Panama City, Florida, United States. The shipwreck is located 7.8 nautical miles (14.4 km) off the shore of Panama City. It became the sixth Florida Underwater Archaeological Preserve when it was dedicated in 1997.
Henry Morgan's Panama expedition, also known as The Sack of Panama was a military expedition in which English privateers and French pirates commanded by Buccaneer Henry Morgan launched an attack with an army of 1,400 men with the purpose of capturing the rich Spanish city of Panama off the Pacific coast between 16 December 1670 and 5 March 1671 during the later stage of the Anglo-Spanish War.
Santísima Trinidad was a 400-ton galleon commanded by Captain Francisco de Peralta, which escaped with the Panama treasure when Sir Henry Morgan attacked Panama City in January 1671. It was captured by English pirates in April 1680, renamed Trinity and used as their flagship. [1] It was constructed at the Real Arsenal in Havana. [2]
MV Faina (Ukrainian: Фаїна) was a roll-on/roll-off cargo ship operated by a Ukrainian company that sailed under a Belize flag of convenience, [3] [4] [5] owned by Panama City-based Waterlux AG, and managed by Tomex Team of Odesa, Ukraine.
This single ship, which was reported to be armed with only seven cannon and 10–12 muskets, poorly supplied with food and water, and bearing only the uppermost sails of the main mast, carried the bulk of the gold, silver, and jewels which the government, private citizens, and the Church in Panama had shipped away for safety.