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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 ...
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 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.
The ancient Phoenician shipwreck dates back to the 7th century B.C.E. It was discovered in 1994 off the coast of Murcia in southeastern Spain, near the town of Mazarrón, according to Spain's ...
RMS Lusitania was a British ocean liner launched by the Cunard Line in 1906. She was the world's largest passenger ship until the completion of her sister Mauretania three months later and was awarded the Blue Riband appellation for the fastest Atlantic crossing in 1908.
The ship had been heading back from the New World to the court of King Philip V of Spain, laden with treasures such as chests of emeralds and some 200 tons of gold coins.
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 ...
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.