This is the hull of the SS Ayrfield, a large steamship condemned to dismantling in Homebush Bay, Australia after WWII. When the dismantling yard closed down, however, it and several other ships remained where they were. Now, it is a beautiful and haunting floating forest that serves as an ...
Ghost ships like this tend to happen when ships run out of fuel or have mechanical failure, causing the crew to abandon ship or be rescued from it, leaving the ship to float alone at sea. These floating ghost ships are interesting and problematic; however, it’s ships along with their cr...
The night before the last entry in the ship's log, theMary Celesteagain faced rough seas and winds of more than 35 knots. Still, MacGregor reasons, rough seas and a faulty chronometer wouldn't, by themselves, prompt an experienced captain to abandon ship. Was there something else? MacGregor...
Its towering spires of crystal and glass reflect sunlight down onto smooth streets of featureless black flowstone, and several floating palaces still orbit the city’s perimeter. However, visitors who enter the ancient metropolis can infer the dragons’ fate from the ravaged buildings. A close look...
saying it will open a "floating base" near its maritime border with Burma where migrants in need of medical assistance can receive treatment at sea. The operation, which includes seven naval ships and eight aircraft for aerial searches, will run initially for two weeks, said Supreme Commander ...
Lack of funds and falling attendance led to the museum’s closure, but residents and visitors can still marvel at the dome in the bay. Related Tags Sea Ships Oceans Museums Abandoned Water Know Before You Go Easiest access provided through the Cosmo Square Station. Atlas Obscura Adventures...
setting, or even the likeness of the ships from the original games, so it really just took the Descent name to make a medeocre 6DoF multiplayer game that nobody played. The developers eventually abandoned the game and it was delisted from the Steam store, and then they announced a "new"...
when the island was turned into a quarantine check point for people and goods going into or out of Venice. In 1793, two ships were found to be carryingplague-infected passengersand they were held in quarantine on Poveglia. The quarantine was originally intended to be only temporary, but in ...
the foodless holds of the ships to Florida were enough to kill them and their already empty stomachs. One Spaniard noted that you could find your way from the Bahamas to Florida by the multitude of jettisoned Lucayan bodies floating in the sea. It was said that Lucayans, chained by their...
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