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An Artist's Epic Journey Across North America To Capture Railways and Ports
Hamburg, Germany
Blankenese Shipwrecks
Remnants of an exploded schooner and wrecked submarines form a breakwater.
River Vale, New Jersey
Stern Plate of the USS Enterprise
The only remaining piece of hull of the most decorated US ship of WWII is this giant name plate.
Keraniganj, Bangladesh
Dhaka Shipyard
The shipyards along the outskirts of the Bangladesh capital are a flurry dangerous boat breaking and rebuilding.
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When the World’s Biggest Ships Meet the World’s Skinniest Straits
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Beauty in the Wreckage: 7 of the Loveliest Shipwrecks in the World
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6 Very Specific Ways to Remember the Titanic
Chicago, Illinois
Shipwreck of the Silver Spray
This historic-shipwreck-cum-diving-spot can still be seen poking its boiler out of the Lake Michigan waters that claimed it.
Hong Kong
The Whampoa
Take a cruise with no movement but plenty of style in this one-of-a-kind boat mall.
Gold Beach, Oregon
The Wreck of the Mary D. Hume
This historic steamboat is scuttled just a few hundred feet from where it was built over a hundred years ago.
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The Ship Wrecked by Wheat Forgotten on the California Shores
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Join the Crew of NYC's Best-Kept Nautical Secret, Yankee Ferry
Muynak District, Uzbekistan
Moynaq
Once a bustling fishing port, this semi-ghost town is now more than 90 miles away from the shore.
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Vikings from a Mass Grave and Their Warship Storm London
Key Largo, Florida
The African Queen
The famous boat that once ferried Bogart and Hepburn still floats in Key Largo after being abandoned for years.
Duluth, Minnesota
S.S. William A. Irvin
This rare vessel mixed luxury with labor before being converted to a museum and sometimes haunted maze.
Wentworth Point, Australia
SS Ayrfield
Nature is leading a successful mutiny on this century-old freighter.
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.
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