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Hvalfjarðarvegur, Iceland

Beached Whalers

Two whaling vessels that were sunk by an anti-whaling organization in 1986 now sit on the shore of this beautiful fjord.
Mauritania

Shipwreck

On a secluded beach is one of the few shipwrecks left on the shores of Mauritania.
Tjurkö Ship Cemetery.
Tjurkö, Sweden

Tjurkö Ship Cemetery

For decades, these ships have been lying in rust awaiting a final decision on their fate.
Garden Island Ships Graveyard
Garden Island, Australia

Garden Island Ship's Graveyard

The sullen remains of vessels abandoned in the Port Adelaide River.
Cemitério de navios - The Ship Cemetery
Panguila, Angola

Cemitério de Navios (The Ship Cemetery)

Abandoned ships along a deserted beach feel like the set of a post-apocalyptic thriller.
The HNLMS K XVII submarine in its prime, opposite a Dutch minelayer.
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Two Dutch Shipwrecks From WWII Just Vanished Near Malaysia

They were probably plundered by looters hunting for scrap metal.
Sabrina Imbler July 10, 2019
Dispatch, one of the Purton hulks.
Gloucestershire, England

Purton Hulks

Abandoned boats decaying in the largest ship graveyard in mainland Britain.
The abandoned galleon.
Deyme, France

The Abandoned Galleon

The deserted pirate-themed restaurant still entices explorers.
Cemetery of Anchors
Santa Luzia, Portugal

Cemetery of Anchors

Dead weights honor the dead of Portugal's fishing industry.
These ships were used as houseboats during the Great Depression.
Baltimore, Maryland

Curtis Creek Ship Graveyard

Ship skeletons haunt Baltimore's waterways.
Stoney Stanton, England

Stoney Cove at the UK National Dive Centre

The site of the most dived wreck in the UK.
shipwrecks

Found: A Hidden Tasmanian Shipwreck

Winter storms cleared sand to reveal shipwrecks.
Sarah Laskow June 16, 2016
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Video Wonder: A Drone's Eye View of Staten Island's Ship Graveyard

Tao Tao Holmes February 23, 2016
SS Palo Alto, the cement ship at Seacliff State Beach
Aptos, California

SS Palo Alto

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.
One of the relics, restored to her former glory. (sort of)
Roskilde, Denmark

Roskilde Viking Ship Museum

Nordic giants resurrected from the sea and restored to their former greatness.
Wreck of 'The Riversdale' windjammer at lowtide
Courtenay, British Columbia

Royston Shipwrecks

At least 14 twice-retired ships were sunk to make a lovely rusting breakwater in Comox Harbour.
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Mesmerizing Underwater Photos of WWII Shipwrecks That Sank in Canada

Jill Heinerth November 11, 2015
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FOUND: 22 Ancient Shipwrecks in One Archipelago

Sarah Laskow October 29, 2015