Monday, March 26, 2012

Photos: Famous ghost ships of recent times

Photos: Famous ghost ships of recent times

A Japanese fishing boat that was lost at sea after the 2011 tsunami has been found off the coast of B.C.

Photograph by: Handout, Department of National Defence

A Japanese fishing boat that was lost at sea after the 2011 tsunami has been found off the coast of B.C.

The Carroll A. Deering. A five-masted commercial schooner that was found run aground off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, in 1921, the Carroll A. Deering has inspired reams of pages of writing. One of the most famous maritime mysteries in history, its crew was never found, leading to claims that it had fallen victim to the Bermuda Triangle. Later evidence would suggest a mutiny or piracy.

The High Aim 6 was found drifting in Australian waters, 150 km east of Rowley Shoals. Its crew was missing.

The Bel Amica was discovered off the coast of the Italian island of Sardinia on August 24, 2006. The Italian Coast Guard discovered the ship with no crew on board.

In 2006, the Jian Seng, an 80-metre tanker, was spotted drifting 180 km south-west of Weipa, Queensland in the Gulf of Carpentaria.

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