In total, according to the calculations of historians and oceanographers, the remains of at least a million ships of all eras rest on the seabed. Most of the "drowned" found their end under the abyss of the waters above, far from the sun's rays and storms raging from above. Nevertheless, rare lucky ones managed to sink in shallow water. They lie like a dead spot in the turquoise glow of the depth, reminding us of the omnipotence of the ocean.
Scuba gear and other special equipment are not required to access such facilities. You just need to swim over them to see the silhouettes of sunken ships.
The haunted remains of the yacht Mar Sem Fin ("Endless Sea")
A Brazilian exploration yacht covered in ice and sunk at a depth of about 10 meters in Maxwell's Bay in Antarctica.
The last parade of the cruiser "Prince Eugen"
A participant in the Bikini nuclear test, he found his final home on the reefs of Kwajalein Atoll, 10,000 miles from his historic homeland.
After the surrender of Germany, the cruiser was captured by the Americans, who used the Eugen as a target. The ship withstood nuclear fire and was towed to nearby Kwajalein in anticipation of a new cycle of explosions. For the next six months, the cruiser slowly, compartment by compartment, was filled with water and heeled on the LB. At the last moment the Yankees tried to save him, but before reaching the shore, “Eugen” capsized and sank in shallow water. Where it remains to this day, with shamelessly lifted propellers above the water.
Scenic remains of the schooner "Swipstakes"
Old Canadian schooner, sunk on the lake. Ontario in 1885. The remains of the Sweepstakes rest under six meters of clear water. This made the schooner a popular tourist destination, making the Swipstakes part of a national nature park. Currently, at the bottom of the lake, work is underway to restore and preserve the remains of a 19th century schooner.
Lies really well!
The skeleton of the brig "James McBride", which sank on the lake. Michigan in 1857.
A pile of wreckage at the sinking site of the Rising Sun steamer. The ship died in a storm in 1917.
Unknown sunken ship, whose photo was found on the Internet.
British armored steamer Vixen, sunk as an obstacle in Bermuda.
Tears of the battleship "Arizona"
Battleship dock, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Further comments are probably superfluous.
“Arizona” is one of two American battleships that died that day (the other six were returned to service). It was hit by four 800-kg bombs made from 356-mm armor-piercing shells. The first three did not harm the battleship, but the last one led to the detonation of the powder magazines of the main turret bow towers. Destroyed by the explosion, the ship sank to the bottom of the harbor, forever trapping 1177 people in its compartments.
A memorial has been erected at the site of the death of the battleship. The battleship's deck lies literally a few meters below it. Engine oil slowly seeping onto the surface spreads over the water in a lilac-scarlet spot, supposedly depicting “battleship tears” over its dead crew.
Supercarrier Utah
Not far from "Arizona", at the bottom of Pearl Bay, another remarkable object rests. Sunken target ship (decommissioned battleship) "Utah". The smooth wooden flooring in place of the dismantled main battery towers was mistaken by Japanese pilots for the deck of an aircraft carrier. The samurai took out all their anger on the target instead of flying to bomb the oil base, docks and other strategic facilities of Pearl Harbor.
The last feat of "Ochakov"
The large anti-submarine ship "Ochakov" was used as a barrier at the exit from the lake. Donuzlav, during the “Crimean events” of the year before last. Being in an incapacitated state, the old BOD found the strength to carry out the last task in the interests of the Fatherland.
Unlike other ships on this list, the BOD hull has not completely disappeared underwater. But the epic nature of such an event is impressive!
Some ships managed to die without water. The photo shows an abandoned ship at the bottom of the dried up Aral Sea.
