Cruise ship wreck. Shipwreck Costa Concordia (2012)

"Mikhail Lermontov"

On February 16, 1986, the ship "Mikhail Lermontov" was destroyed: Soviet cruise ship sank off the coast of New Zealand. The people on board - 408 passengers, a significant part of them of retirement age, 330 crew members and a New Zealand pilot - were rescued by the tanker Tarihiko and the Arahura ferry that approached the crash site of the liner. In the crash, one person died: an engineer of refrigeration units Pavel Zaglyadimov, who worked in a compartment that was flooded immediately after the collision. We decided to recall the seven shipwrecked cruise ships.

"MIKHAIL LERMONTOV"

The motor ship "Mikhail Lermontov" was built at the shipyard of the German port of Wismar in 1972 and was commissioned in 1973. Its purpose was to serve regular cruise lines... In the same year, on May 28, the Mikhail Lermontov motor ship embarked on its maiden voyage on the Bremerhaven-London-Le Havre-New York route, becoming the first Soviet passenger ship to visit a foreign American port in the past 25 years.

On five passenger decks, connected by gangways and lifts, there were 239 cabins, which could accommodate 550 passengers with all the amenities. The crew consisted of 350 people and was located on the lower decks. At the passengers' service there was a music salon with a stage, a restaurant, five bars, a beauty salon, a hairdresser, a casino, a library, a winter garden, shops, and tennis courts.

Into your last flight the liner departed from the Leningrad port on Friday 22 November 1985. Having reached Wellington, New Zealand, after a short stay, on February 16, 1986, in Shakespeare's Bay off the coast of New Zealand, at 17.38 local time at a speed of about 15 knots, the vessel hit the bottom twice against the rocks of a rocky shallow in the area of ​​Cape Jackson and received an extensive hole in port side below the waterline. A distress signal was sent and received by Wellington's radio. The ferry "Arachura", en route from Picton through the Cook Strait, and the tanker "Tarihiko", which took on board 356 passengers and crew, went to the ship in distress. In addition to the tanker and the ferry, small fishing vessels, which rushed to the rescue, took part in the rescue of passengers and crew.

After the loss of the ship, there were many different rumors about the hidden causes of the disaster. The chief mate of the captain Sergei Stepanishchev, as the senior officer who was on the bridge at the time of the collision, was officially recognized as the culprit of the disaster. At the same time, the court took into account the illegal actions of a New Zealand citizen, pilot Donald Jamison, who indicated the wrong course. No attempts were made to lift the liner sunken at depth. There is an opinion that the Soviet liner interfered with Western competitors: the Ministry of Passenger Fleet of the USSR was selling tickets at reduced prices by reducing costs. Our ships used Soviet fuel, which was much cheaper than Western fuel. In England, tickets for the Soviet liner were sold for $ 70 per day. The ten-day boat tour cost $ 700.

The remains of the ship are still at a depth of 25-30 meters and are popular place diving.

"ADMIRAL NAKHIMOV"

A Soviet passenger steamer crashed on August 31, 1986, 15 km from Novorossiysk, 4 km from the coast. Until that day, "Admiral Nakhimov" for 29 years made cruise flights on the Crimean-Caucasian line.

The steamer was built in 1925 in Germany and bore the name "Berlin" regular flights across the Atlantic, between the ports of Bremerhaven and New York. During World War II, the steamer sank, but was raised, repaired and sold to the USSR in 1957. Over time, "Admiral Nakhimov" gained popularity in the country. The newlyweds have a fashion to perform honeymoon travel precisely on "Admiral Nakhimov". Vouchers for this steamer were sold out six months before the start of the cruise.

On the day of the tragedy, along with the crew, there were 1,243 people on board, including the head of the KGB department for the Odessa region, Major General A. Krikunov and his family, who arrived at the departure of the ship from Novorossiysk. At 22:00, having taken passengers on board, the steamer went out to sea, moving towards Sochi. At this time, the "Petr Vasev" freighter dry-cargo ship, with a larger displacement, entered the Tsemesskaya Bay, following a course of 36 degrees at a speed of 11.5 knots. The ships were approaching each other on intersecting courses. The total speed of their movement was over 23 knots, or 43 kilometers per hour. The dispatchers suggested that Viktor Tkachenko, the captain of the dry-cargo ship "Petr Vasev", skip passenger liner"Admiral Nakhimov", to which he agreed. After that, both ships negotiated with each other, specifying the details of the maneuver. However, at 23.12, "Petr Vasev" crashed with its bow at a right angle into the starboard side of the steamer, cutting a hole 8 by 10 meters in it. The liner sank to the bottom in just 8 minutes. From the sinking steamer, the sailors managed to throw off most of the inflatable life rafts, which became the only means of rescue for drowning people. At the crash site, about 1000 people were floundering on the surface of the water at the same time, many objects and debris floated. The wind and current began to carry the injured people directly to the dry cargo ship, and after a while several dozen people sailed on both sides.

The collision of ships was immediately reported to the captain of the port of Novorossiysk, who sent tugs of the port fleet, roadstead and small passenger boats to the crash site. In total, according to the official version, 423 passengers and crew members died as a result of the disaster. However, not all of the victims were found and raised to the surface. 64 people remained under water forever.

"ANDREA DORIA"

Italian transatlantic liner, first launched on June 16, 1951 and distinguished by special safety, on July 26, 1956 sank 11 hours after the collision with the liner "Stockholm" off the coast of New York. The Andrea Doria was more than just a liner. He personified the renaissance of the Italian merchant navy after World War II. The vessel with a gross tonnage of 29,100 gross tonnage, with a length of 212 meters and a width of 27.5 meters, was one of the largest and fastest vessels in the world. The premises of the liner were decorated with works of art. Each class has a cinema room and a swimming pool with a recreation area.

July 25, 1956 "Andrea Doria" with 1134 passengers and 500 crew on board, moving in fog at a speed of 21.8 knots, approached the lighthouse on Nantucket Island. Almost the entire route was covered. The speed was higher than the maximum allowable in such weather conditions... At the same time, the 12,000-ton Swedish liner Stockholm was about to sail from New York. He was to sail one mile from the Nantucket Lighthouse and then change course north towards Scandinavia. However, the collision could not be avoided in the dense fog. On the bridges of both ships, we saw each other's lights almost simultaneously: "Stockholm" broke through 7 decks, and from the impact, "Andrea Doria" leaned heavily to the left, turned sharply, exposing the propellers, and continuing to go at full speed, dragged the Swedish ship along.

By emergency order, each of the 1,250 passengers and 575 crew members had to board the lifeboats, only 8 people and the captain had to stay on the liner to operate the eight winches that lowered all sixteen boats. The accident happened on a busy section of the route, so help arrived quickly. When the list of Andrea Doria increased by 8 degrees, boats from Stockholm, Ile de France, the military transport Private William Thomas, the Cape Ann fruit carrier and other responding ships approached the vessel. The rescue of Andrea Doria's passengers became the most successful rescue operation in the history of shipwrecks: all the passengers of the liner were rescued.

The Italian liner still lies at a depth of 72 meters, 40 miles from the American island of Nantucket. In addition to art objects, there were safes with money and jewelry of passengers on the ship. However, all attempts to raise the ship were unsuccessful. Over the past ten years, more than 15 divers have died here.

"COSTA CONCORDIA"

Liner "Concordia" in 2006 was in 10th place in the TOP-10 largest cruise ships in the world. Its length was 290 meters, which is comparable to three football fields. The vessel crashed on January 13, 2012 near the Italian island of Giglio off the coast of the Tuscany region, deviating from the course and approaching the coast. At full speed, the liner cut through the bottom of the coastal rocks and tilted about 20 degrees. As a result of the impact, a long hole of 50 meters was formed on the hull. Almost instantly, the engine room was flooded and control over the engines and electronic systems was lost.

Last cruise suggested calling at the ports of several Italian cities, as well as Barcelona and Marseille. On board the liner were 3216 passengers from 62 countries and 1023 crew members. During the crash of the liner, 32 people were killed, more than 4 thousand people were evacuated. Concordia captain Francesco Schettino was arrested. According to the prosecution, he brought the cruise ship too close to the coast. If the captain is found guilty, he faces up to 20 years in prison. Francesco Schettino himself rejects the charges against him, claiming that the rock the liner ran into was absent on the nautical charts.

613 days after the disaster, work began to lift the vessel. The rescue operation became the largest and most expensive in history, costing $ 800 million and taking months to prepare. On September 17, 2013, the vessel was brought to a vertical position using rollers and 36 steel cables and a special platform built at a depth of 30 m.

Sea diamond

The cruise ship Sea Diamond was shipwrecked on April 5, 2007 near Greek island Santorini. The vessel was owned by Louis Hellenic Cruise Lines. Sea Diamond bumped into and settled on a volcanic reef. The ship, put into operation in 1986, reached 142.9 m in length and 24.7 m in width.Sea Diamond accommodated 1.5 thousand people, but at that time there were about 1.1 thousand people on board. ... All of them were evacuated with the exception of two people: the French, the daughter and the father, who are considered missing. On April 6, 2007, the ship sank at a depth of 200 m.

Titanic The Britannic was the twin of the Titanic. This was the third and last Olympic class vessel ordered by White Star Line. The liners were to be named after ancient Greek characters: Olympians, titans and giants. But, according to legend, the titans and giants died in the battle with the Olympians, and calling the new ship "Giant" would be the same audacity as in the case of the "Titanic". Therefore, the ship was named Britannic. Due to the Titanic disaster, design changes were made.

During the First World War, the Britannic was used as a hospital ship. On November 21, 1916, the liner was blown up by mines laid by the German submarine U73 under the command of Gustav Ziss in the Kea channel - between the island of Kea and mainland Greece. An evacuation was carried out. After some time, the ship capsized on the starboard side and sank 55 minutes after the explosion.

In addition to the crew, there were 3.3 thousand wounded on board. The crash killed 30 people. Most of them died in the two lifeboats, which were tightened by the still rotating propeller.

Once upon a time, these majestic brigantines and galleons conquered the seas, but now they lie at the bottom and can only dream of endless horizons, dangerous storms, busy harbors and beautiful islands. They certainly could tell a lot of interesting things. Meet some of the more mysterious. Would you dare to visit such a ship?

Fabulous floating island, Australia

This ship has a moving history: in the forties, American soldiers moved on it. In the seventies, the ship was sent to a ship graveyard located near Sydney. In 2000, when the Olympic Games were approaching, the ship was turned into a cute wooded islet, worthy of attention tourists.

16th century Swedish flagship

In the depths Baltic Sea, not far from the island of Oland, lies the largest ship called "Mars". Few sunken ships can match him: there were over a hundred cannons on board! The ship sank on the 31st March 1564 when it was attacked by three enemy ships. Experts began active searches only after the sixties of the twentieth century.

Fishing boat, Chatham Islands in New Zealand

The islands of the tiny Chatham archipelago are inhabited by only six hundred people. Life here has hardly changed since the eighteenth century, when these lands were discovered. They lead a measured life here, and fishing is the main business. This ghost ship looks like it can still cut through the waves and serve the fishermen.

Sunken yacht, Antarctica

This frightening ghost ship sailed from Brazil and sank in Ardley Bay. The ship's crew planned to shoot a documentary here, but strong winds and a raging sea forced them to abandon the ship. From that moment on, the yacht has been under water.

Mysterious ghost ship, United States of America

This yacht was designed to patrol coastal waters in Atlantic Ocean... It was built and launched in 1902 in Wilmington and has changed owners several times over the eighty years of its existence.
In 1984, the ship was found abandoned on the Ohio River. To this day, it is not clear how the ship ended up there.

Sunken Barge, British Columbia

This wooden barge ran aground in 1929 and remains there as a monument to its own tragic fate.

Hospital ship, Australia

During the First World War ocean liner served as a military hospital. In 1935, the ship was sent to Japan, but suddenly it disappeared. The ship was discovered only a few days later.
As it turned out, terrible storm threw the ship ashore deserted island not far from Australia. The team had to live in tents for three days, waiting for rescuers. The people were evacuated, and the ship was left alone to collapse.

Old ship on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales

This fishing ship fits perfectly into the minimalist British landscape. It seems that the ship has always been here, amid the howling winds of the coast.

Ghost Fleet, United States of America

Dozens of boats are sent to the famous ship graveyard in Mallow Bay every year. Together, they look like a ghostly fleet that is sent down somewhere, slowly disappearing under the water.

Flying Dutchman in Giteio, Greece

This ship dreams of the ocean, but the last sailor left the board long ago. The ship was docked in port at Giteio when the wind suddenly changed and the ship was blown out to sea by a storm. The sailors tried to control the movement, but the anchor did not help. As a result, the ship moved for some time in the waters without a command, but now it stopped aground.

Island of wrecked ships in Bermuda

The Bermuda Triangle already has a rather mystical reputation. The ship graveyard located here only enhances the atmosphere of melancholy.

Abandoned ship in Lake Ontario, Canada

This romantic ice-covered ship has become a local landmark.

Ship "American Star" near the Canary Islands

During World War II, this ship was used to transport resources and soldiers. After that, it was used for cruises, the ship was very popular with the public. In the eighties, they wanted to turn the ship into a floating prison, or into a hotel. Because of violent storm the ship fell on a sandbank and was abandoned near the Canary Islands.

Tugboat, Curacao

The tugboat that got to the coral reef has become one of the main attractions in Curacao. The ship found a second life under water: now it is a habitat of countless fish, covered with beautiful corals. This place is loved by divers.

Fallen giant "Titanic"

This is the most famous sunken ship.
It was called unsinkable, grandiose and luxurious until the ship hit an iceberg and sank, taking thousands of passengers with it.

Passenger ship off Andros island, Greece

This passenger ship looks like a sinister ghost. It has been aground since 1954.

Shipwreck off Cape Point Reyes in California

There is an abandoned fishing boat near the cape, which has remained in place for several decades.

Cargo ship and fishing trawler in the Red Sea

Big cargo Ship drowned in the Red Sea, stuck on reefs. As a result, one of the best places for diving. An abandoned fishing boat is located nearby.

On January 13, 2012, the Costa Concordia left the port of Civitavecchia for Savona. The last cruise involved visiting several Italian cities, as well as Barcelona and Marseille. Late in the evening, near the Italian village of Giglio Porto on the island of Giglio (Tuscany region), the ship ran into a stone reef and, having received a huge hole, began to sink. The operation to rescue passengers began with a delay, as no request for help was received from Costa Concordia (captain Francesco Schettino, instead of starting an evacuation and giving a distress signal, 15 minutes after the collision, announced that the vessel was just having minor problems with the generator). The coast guard itself contacted the ship in distress, after which the evacuation of passengers and crew members to the shore began.

Divers inspect the sunken Costa Concordia. In mid-March 2012, information appeared in the media about the theft of the ship's bell, despite the protection of the area.

A rescuer descends from a helicopter on board the Costa Concordia, which has fallen on its side. Photo taken near the tiny Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy on January 18, 2012.

Many were photographed against the background of a huge sunken ship. Young people decided not only to play against his background, but also to roll over initially in the mud. They also chose very unusual music for the first wedding dance, having turned to the wedding dance studio "You are with me" for help. A selection of musical compositions became one of the best gifts for them. In addition, in the studio, they took several lessons from a professional teacher with high dance qualifications. The newlyweds really wanted the main event in their life to be remembered not only by them, but also by everyone invited to this event.

The scuba diver examines the ship's hull.

Firefighters, standing at the lighthouse, inspect the cruise ship.

Italian firefighters climb a cruise ship that crashed on January 13, 2012 near the island of Giglio in the Mediterranean Sea.

Firefighters work on the sunken cruise ship Costa Concordia.

Rescuers at the grounded ship. Photo taken off the coast of the Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy.

The Italian Andra Faccioli uses a laser scanner to carry out the necessary studies of the Costa Concordia, lying on its side. The liner, worth about $ 500 million, could carry more than 4,200 passengers and crew.

A lifeguard climbs the Costa Condordia.

Firefighters work on the surviving side of a sunken cruise ship.

A soldier walks past a photo of a missing passenger on a ship stranded by west coast Italy.

Scuba divers pull out a man who was a passenger on the Costa Concordia.

Divers inspect the inside of the liner.

A scuba diver makes his way through floating pieces of furniture inside the Costa Concordia.

Rescue operation off the coast of the Italian island of Giglio.

Chip of a liner at the bottom of the sea.

Costa Concordia at the bottom. Search progress rescue operation it was suspended several times due to deteriorating weather conditions, vessel movement and increased danger for rescuers.

A bunch of chairs on the deck of a sunken cruise ship.

A diver examines a submerged passenger ship.

Scuba diver at the anchor of a ship that has run aground.

Rescuers are examining the sunken liner.

Photo of Costa Concordia stranded off the west coast of Italy.

View of the sunken ship from the shore.

The liner had 13 passenger decks, each of which was named after a certain area. For example, in the hold - Holland, Sweden and Belgium, and in the Klotik area (a rounded garment with protruding edges on the top of the mast or flagpole) - Poland.

At 22:00 CET, when most of the passengers were having dinner at a restaurant, the ship hit a rocky reef. As a result of hitting the ground along the port side below the waterline, the vessel received a hole about 70 meters long and began to sink.

Rescuers inspect huge boulders protruding from the hull of the cruise liner Costa Concordia. The photo was taken the day after the crash.

The captain of the ship Francesco Schettino admitted to the investigation that he decided to bring the ship closer to the coast of Giglio in order to greet the former captain of the ship who lives on the island. On an ill-fated evening, January 13, 2012, the turn command was given to Skettino with a delay and the ship ran into a sandbank.

By the morning of January 14, 2012, the vessel lay down on the starboard side, touching the bottom.

The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia was 291 meters long and 38 meters wide.

At the time of the crash, there were 3216 passengers from 62 countries and 1023 crew members on board.

A rescue operation was organized, most of the passengers and crew were taken ashore.

Italian investigators, "having talked" with the ship's black box, found out that the ship came too close to the shore, and the captain started evacuation too late, did not send a distress signal, which significantly delayed the start of the rescue operation. It was also found that Skettino left the ship one of the first (almost a day before the end of the evacuation of all passengers).

The fate of foreigners was immediately taken up by native embassies and consulates. The Filipinos were taken away, a helicopter flew for the Japanese, three Czechs were instantly taken away from the scene.

And here are 42 citizens Russian Federation from the passengers of the cruise ship Costa Concordia long time were in a small Italian town without money, documents and clothes - everything remained on board the liner. Not a single representative of the Russian Embassy and travel company didn't take care of them.

The employees of the Russian Foreign Ministry offered people without money, documents and belongings to get to Barcelona on their own, where their cruise was supposed to end.

Rescuers at the crash site.

An Italian fire-fighting helicopter picks up passengers from the Costa Concordia.

According to eyewitnesses, the ship's crew was confused and for a long time could not organize the evacuation, panic and chaos reigned on board. The liner strongly deviated from the course, which is strictly prohibited, and the reef that Costa Concordia swooped into is plotted on all possible maps.

Divers inspect the half-submerged ship.

Most of the passengers were taken to the island of Giglio itself. Locals assisted wrecked, brought them food, drink, shared warm clothes, placing them in the local church and school.

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"

Participant nuclear tests in Bikini, 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 another 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 clear water... This made it possible to turn the schooner into a popular tourist attraction, making the Swipstakes part of the national natural park... Currently, work is underway at the bottom of the lake 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 site of the sinking of the steamer " Rising Sun”. 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 battleship's death. 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 “the tears of a battleship” 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 taken by the 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.

The bottom of the seas and oceans has always attracted scientists, historians and adventure seekers. Research is associated with great risk, but the number of applicants is not decreasing for quite understandable reasons. The ocean floor has not been fully explored; it holds many secrets. Scientists are attracted by the possibility of historical research, because coastline has changed over the millennia. But most are attracted by sunken ships. Sea vessels have been drowning since the first man's outings at sea, and now, according to UN experts, there are more than three million of them.

All attempts to penetrate the secrets of sunken ships are associated with different goals. Scientists and historians are attracted by the archaeological heritage and the investigation of the causes of the disaster, because the ships sank for a variety of reasons. Many attempts to find ships at the bottom of the sea are associated with a banal search for values ​​that were transported on them. Such seekers are especially interested in the times of pirate attacks and various military actions. It was then that gold, silver, ceramics and other values ​​fell on the seabed and ocean floor.

Attractiveness of search

It is a property of human nature that dreams take a long time. Someone even tries to bring them to life. And many people do not want to make money, but to find a treasure trove. This could not but be reflected in art and culture. Wrecks feature in adventure novels and novellas, popular science articles and Internet blogs, educational TV programs, and even games for computers or other digital devices.

Especially modern users are attracted by the opportunity to feel like a treasure hunter, sitting at home in front of the monitor. It is most relevant to look for sunken ships in ArcheAge for those who wake up such qualities as ambition and determination after watching films about the lost treasures of Spanish squadrons. The game provides all the possibilities for this.

The Caribbean

If we talk about the American coast, the history of sunken ships begins in 1492. This was the first voyage of Columbus, in which the flagship Santa Maria sank. The ship was never found, although the approximate place of its wreck is known. A few years later, the same navigator lost in The Caribbean two more of their ships.

Participants find vessels for various purposes - both merchant ships and warships. There is a question about the identification of the found skeletons, their nationality, historical and archaeological value, as well as about the identification of the people who died during the crash.

Expeditions organized by the project have found such ships as naval armored boats of the time, landing boats, small armored hunting boats.

The sea does not like strangers

Naturally, not only surface ships were used to explore the depths and conduct military operations or reconnaissance operations - submarines of various purposes were built. But the seas and oceans steadfastly guard their secrets, so there are also sunken underwater ships. Only for the period from 1955 to 2014 is known about eight sunken nuclear submarines, two of which belonged to Russia. The number of diesel engines is approaching a hundred.

The most famous sunken ships and their secrets

The most famous ship (and perhaps the largest) is the Titanic. And although official version comes down to the fact that the ship collided with an iceberg and sank, not everyone believes her. First of all, because too many ambiguities remained after the investigation of the shipwreck. The original prediction of his death by the author of the novel "Titan" played a role.

If we talk about the largest sunken treasures, we can name the ship Nuestra Señora de Atocha, which sank in the 17th century. The ship carried the wealth obtained in the New World. At the time of the shipwreck, the holds contained tons of emeralds, gold and silver. These treasures were necessary for the Spanish monarch not only to replenish the treasury, but also to marry (his chosen one set a condition - to collect the most beautiful treasures that only exist in the world). And although the crash site was known - the reefs off the coast of Florida, they could find it only in the 20th century.

The sunken ships that have not yet been found serve as a kind of bait not only for scientists, but also for those who like to get rich quick. Therefore, it is perhaps for the best that the sea reliably keeps its secrets.