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Ship Graveyards

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.

Mesmerizing Underwater Photos of WWII Shipwrecks That Sank in Canada

Jill Heinerth November 11, 2015

FOUND: 22 Ancient Shipwrecks in One Archipelago

Sarah Laskow October 29, 2015

Wrecks at low tide

Hamburg, Germany

Blankenese Shipwrecks

Remnants of an exploded schooner and wrecked submarines form a breakwater.

Beauty in the Wreckage: 7 of the Loveliest Shipwrecks in the World

Eric Grundhauser April 29, 2015

The Ship Wrecked by Wheat Forgotten on the California Shores

Sandi Hemmerlein July 30, 2014

Muynak District, Uzbekistan

Moynaq

Once a bustling fishing port, this semi-ghost town is now more than 90 miles away from the shore.

Willemstad, Curaçao

Klein Curaçao

Shipwrecks, ruins, and turtles are all that remain on this haunting Caribbean ghost island.

Nanjemoy, Maryland

The Ghost Fleet of Mallows Bay

The remnants of a wooden-hulled fleet built and abandoned in WWI, now home to a thriving ecosystem.

Close up of the condition of the fleet.

Benicia, California

Suisun Bay Ghost Fleet

The rusting remains of the largest assembled WWII fleet on the West Coast.

Ghost Fleet of Truk Lagoon

Tropical paradise strewn with hundreds of World War II wrecks.

Close-up on the work on one of the ships (www.jungle.eu)

Gaddani, Pakistan

Ship Breaking Yard of Gadani

The third largest ship breaking yard in the world has created an eerie shipping graveyard in southern Pakistan.

Permanently Closed

Bay of Nouadhibou Ship Graveyard

Nouadhibou, Mauritania

Bay of Nouadhibou Ship Graveyard

The world's largest ship graveyard is the product of decades of corruption.

Staten Island, New York

Tugboat Graveyard

Final resting place of two dozen New York City harbor ships.

Society Adventures with the Ghost Fleet

Annetta Black July 11, 2011

Divers in Chuuk Lagoon.

Morbid Monday: Shipwrecks & Disasters at Sea

Annetta Black June 13, 2011

Permanently Closed

Bhatiari, Bangladesh

Chittagong Ship-breaking Yards

Where giant ships go to die.