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A Greek merchant ship dating to the 4th century BC that now sits on display in a museum at Kyrenia Castle. Lady Thetis Cyprus: 22 February 2014 A German made pleasure craft intentionally sunk in 18 metres (59 ft) water off the coast of Limassol. Zenobia Sweden: 7 June 1980 A Swedish ro-ro ferry that sank 1-mile (1.6 km) off the port of Larnaca.
The cargo ship was wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off Cape Mayor, near Santander, Spain. [1] She sank on 3 January, [2] all crew were rescued. [3] Sylvabelle France: The two-masted schooner collided with Ilse ( Sweden) in the English Channel off St Ives, Cornwall, United Kingdom. All five crew were rescued by Cape Horn ( United Kingdom) and ...
The British established a naval blockade of Germany on the outbreak of war in August 1914, issuing a comprehensive list of contraband that grew to include even foodstuffs, and in early November 1914 Britain declared the North Sea to be a "military area", with any ships entering the North Sea doing so at their own risk unless they obeyed specific Royal Navy instructions.
An ancient shipwreck that dates back to the 7th century B.C.E. has been removed from waters off Spain, two decades after its discovery in 1994.
The cargo ship, carrying 4,000 metric tons (3,900 long tons; 4,400 short tons) of bran, 70 tons of fuel oil and 50 tons of diesel from Yemen to Port Tawfik, Egypt, began sinking after taking on seawater in the engine room in the Red Sea off Al-Qusayr, Egypt after running aground ten days earlier. All 21 crew were safely rescued.
New artifacts have been found on the legendary Spanish galleon San Jose, Colombia's government announced Thursday, after the first robotic exploration of the three-century-old shipwreck.
A complement of 48 manned two 3-inch (7.6 cm) guns and three machine-guns. The ship was reconstructed and was officially launched as a warship on August 2, 1935 by captain Antanas Kaškelis. [1] After the German ultimatum to Lithuania in March 1939, Lithuania lost the port of Klaipėda and Prezidentas Smetona had to be docked in Šventoji. [2]
A Russian cargo ship sank Monday in the Mediterranean Sea leaving two of the 16 crew members unaccounted for, according to the country’s authorities. Fourteen of the crew members were rescued ...