12 sunken ships, which you can see without scuba gear

Not all ship wrecks finish the story in the deep sea, the fate of some of the more mundane — they are stranded. We will discuss the most impressive vessels, forever remaining in shallow water.

World Discoverer

Ship with the sonorous name World Discoverer ("Discoverer of the world") was built in 1974. Its main objective is to make cruises in the polar regions. The hull was specifically designed so that the ship could cope with the impact of polar ice, but it did not save him: 30 April 2000 World Discoverer ran into unmarked on the map reef, starboard received significant damage. To prevent the flooding of the ship and avoid human victims, the captain decided "to throw" stranded in the Bay of Roderick Dhu. Despite the fact that subsequently the ship has been looted, for now, it is a popular place for lovers of sea romance.

Mediterranean Sky, or, as it was called during construction, City of York, was built in 1952 in Newcastle (England). The cruise liner departed London in November 1953 and served in this port until 1971, until it was sold and renamed Mediterranean Sky. Last voyage of the ship took place in August 1996, on the route Brindisi — Patras. Due to the financial situation of the company-shipowner in 1997, the ship had been seized. Two years later, the Mediterranean Sky was towed into the Bay of Eleusis (Greece). At the end of 2002, the vessel began to take water and bend over. To prevent sinking, it was towed to shallow water, but it has not helped: in January 2003, the ship still tipped to one side and remained to lie in waiting for their fate.

Captayannis was a Greek cargo ship, whose main task was the transportation of sugar. In 1974, during a storm the ship was seriously damaged from the collision with the tanker: the anchor chain the last the case has been damaged Captayannis, and inside was to enter the water. The captain tried to steer the ship in shallow water, where it successfully stuck on a sandbank. However, the next morning the ship turned over and is still lying there. Looters carried from the ship all that is possible, and now it is slowly covered with vegetation and is home to many birds. The locals simply call it the "sugar ship" and gladly show all visitors.

The history of "America" began at the shipyard in Newport news (Virginia, USA). The launch occurred on 31 August 1939 in the presence of her Eleanor Roosevelt. The interior of the ship tried to make it as more comfortable, and in its decoration used ceramic and stainless steel. August 22, 1940, "America" went to his first flight but already in 1941 the ship was requisitioned by the naval forces of the United States and sent back to Newport news to be converted into a warship. After the war America went on a route new York- Le Havre — Bremerhaven, and in 1964 was sold to a Greek company and renamed "Avstralis". After the service among the Greeks, the ship was resold five more times. Last resale was held in 1993 for conversion into a five-star floating hotel in Thailand, this time the ship was named "Star of America". In 1993, the liner left Greece in tow, but a storm broke the tow rope. Several attempts to restore it were unsuccessful, and on 18 January 1994 "Star of America" ran aground near the Canary Islands.

Dimitrios (old name — Kintholm) is a small (67 meters) freighter, which was built in 1950. The passage of three decades, on December 23, 1981, the ship ran aground off the coast of Greece. There are many rumors as to the origin of the ship and the crash. There is even a version that Dimitrios was used to transport contraband cigarettes between Turkey and Italy, and the Greek authorities seized the ship and deliberately released so that he had to go five kilometers in shallow water. According to another version, on 4 December 1980, the ship was forced to go to the Greek port because of the serious illness of captain. After arrival at the port due to various problems with the crew, the ship, the whole team was disbanded and the ship was left in the port. There it stayed until June 1981, until his presence was not recognized as unsafe. After the ship many times changed the disposition to until finally not stuck on that place, which is today. No attempts to recover it were not taken.

Olympia was a commercial ship, which in 1979 was hijacked by pirates on its way from Cyprus to Greece. After an unsuccessful attempt to pull the ship out of the Bay near the island of Amorgos, where he drove the pirates, the ships remained there until the present time, becoming the most remarkable object on the island.

French barge BOS 400 was the biggest floating crane in Africa with a length of 100 meters, and June 26, 1994 ran aground in the Bay of South Africa during towing Russian "Tiger". The courts had to overcome the way from Congo to Cape town, but during a storm, the tow rope was damaged, and the barge ran aground in the name of Duiker Point. Despite several attempts to tow the floating crane was completely lost.

La Famille Express was built in 1952 in Poland, and until 1999 he served in the Navy under the name "Fort Shevchenko", then was sold and got its second (and last) name. The circumstances of the shipwreck is not known, except that the ship ran aground during hurricane Frances in 2004, the southern waters of Provo in close proximity to the Turks and Caicos Islands (Caribbean sea). No attempt to tow the ship were taken, and he was quickly sacked by the looters. But now the abandoned ship is a great attraction for all tourists who find themselves in these parts.

HMAS Protector was purchased by the South Australian government in 1884 to protect the coastal line from possible attacks. The ship was the First world war and almost went a Second. Ironically, the ship was lost from a collision with a tug in July 1943 on the way to New Guinea. The rusting remains of the ship still can be seen in the same place.

Evangelia is a trading ship that was built on the same shipyard where the "Titanic". May 28, 1942 the ship was launched under the name Empire Strength. He was later also known as the Saxon Star, Redbrook and finally, Evangelia. In 1968, during a dense night fog, the ship sailed too close to shore and ran aground near Costinesti (Romania). Some say this was done on purpose to get the insurance money. The hypothesis is indirectly confirmed by the fact that during the crash, despite the dense fog, the sea was not a storm, and all the equipment worked properly.

"Santa Maria" was a Spanish ship, whose main task was the transportation of a huge number of various kinds of gifts from the Spanish government to those who supported the country during the economic crisis. The ship was carrying sports cars, food, medicine, clothing, and more. September 1, 1968, the ship ran aground when he passed through Cape Verde on the way to Brazil and Argentina. Local tugs tried to save the ship, but the attempt was not successful, but valuable cargo somehow miraculously disappeared. Since then, the "Santa Maria" is one of the main attractions of Cape Verde.

The collapse Maheho can rightly be called one of the most famous shipwrecks of the twentieth century. The ship was built in 1905 and was one of the first turbine steamers. Maheho went for the regular flight Sydney — Auckland as long as it is not called up for service during the First world war. In 1935 the ship was sold to Japan. During his tow ships caught in a severe storm, and the tow rope broke. Futile attempts to secure the rope in the time of storm nor to no avail, and Maheho went to "free floating" with eight crew members on Board. Three days later the ship was found on the shore of Fraser island — one of the team, fortunately, was not injured. After this incident Maheho was for sale, but buyers were not found, and he is still in the same place. Beaten by time, rusted and no one but tourists do not need.