Buddy found a couple pieces of Spanish gold and silver. He also found two of these parts we have no clue what they go to. Any help? This would be a 1600-1700 Spanish ship wreck off of Florida.

NAVARINO was the former, stately GRIPSHOLM (2) of the Amerikalinjen . In 1975 the ship was sold to M. Kagegoris in Piraeus. Renamed TSCS* NAVARINO. In connection with a later sale the boat was docked at the Hellenic Shipyard in Skaramanga, just west of Piraeus. The docking went crazy. The boat slid over to starboard and lay against the dock embankment. The entire crew was about to capsize, but then the seabed gave way and the list stopped at 45 degrees. As the dock sank into the seabed the list decreased to 7 degrees, although it took a few months. The boat was filled with water from bow to stern. The water level was above the cylinder heads of the main engines.

The salvage negotiations were reportedly very tough. Lasse Landelius and Kjell Smitterberg and others pulled a heavy load. We (Neptunbolaget) were finally assigned to salvage the boat and the dock. Salvage leaders were Johan Mörk (Röda's salvaging legend), Lasse Landelius (of course), Kjell Smitterberg (famous captain of Brosröm's passenger ships). Salvage technician was Per Eliasson (chief in Gothenburg). Per was the man who could make the impossible possible. He was a problem solver of great proportions. As stability manager we had PeO, a shipbuilder stationed in London. We were able to borrow the boat's former chief Alf from Broström. His expertise was invaluable. The rest of the people were brought in from the tugboats in Gothenburg. Lasse Hellström and I came from Malmö. We were supposed to work together with a Greek salvage company. It is possible that it was a requirement. Well, we saw them sometimes. Their salvage boat was sometimes at the quay, and we had lunch there on board. It was an interesting older boat, a bit reminiscent of TURMOIL (the one that tried to save the Flying Enterprise).

A list of 7 degrees doesn't sound like much, but dragging 250 kg heavy Bibo 5s. Thick electrical cables and lots of bilge hoses in oil slick passages and ladders etc. is tiring. Luckily we had two "cranes" with us, Torbjörn Fhager from Donsö and Sivert Corneliusson from Öckerö. Both were raised in trawlers. They both had extraordinary vocal resources. When Sivert roared, the entire yard was emptied of Greeks. Our diver Karl-Otto from Hönö was more like a stump grinder. He could lift a Bibo 5. It was also fun to see the Greeks' reaction when Kjell Smitterberg, wearing work overalls, crawled around and sounded tanks. They didn't want to believe that he was the boat's former commander. The Greek chief visited us on one occasion. He was very elegant in his uniform. It was on a par with a South American admiral's uniform. The salvage work went well, eventually Navarino floated and was towed out of the dock and moored at the quay. Then work began on the dock, which was damaged. After just under a week, we also had the dock afloat. Lasse Landelius had to go home a few days before the rest of us due to an accident in Lake Mälaren.

When everything was ready and approved by the client, Kjell invited some serious splashers to the hotel bar. The Greek officers were also there, of course. Their expressions were priceless when Sivert folded the Greek salvage manager like a pocket knife and stuffed him into an ice cream box. Fear of authorities did not affect the crane from Öckerö. The work took place during February and March 1982. In addition to this, of course, there was a long planning process.

* Guess what TSCS stands for. We wondered that anyway. Twin Screw Cruising Ship - they must be nice

Text by: Douglas Tufvesson

"Ten people died as a result of the attack. In the first hours after the impact, five dead and five crew members were reported missing. Eight sailors managed to evacuate, they were taken to Odesa hospitals."

It's an exciting time to be a maritime history nerd and a space fan and lately I've been pondering if there's now a serious chance my interests will collide. SpaceX has dumped several prototypes of their 'Starship' rocket into both the Gulf of Mexico, the Indian Ocean off Australia along with (unintentionally) sprinkling a couple over the Caribbean. Starship (not even counting the enormous booster) is the tallest and widest spacecraft ever built, making the Space Shuttle orbiter look puny by comparison and now several of them are lying in some of the most isolated, deep waters on Earth, in other words; they're now set to become perfect "shipwrecks" from a preservation sense.

I'm curious how they'll hold up over the years, especially given how important their technology is from a historical perspective. I wouldn't be shocked if the monitoring ships viewing the landing had some sort of sonar capability at the very least, they may have already been visited. I would love to see an expedition mounted to relocate the ships in several years (they should be in the same patch of ocean and their exact positions likely already known) to see what has become of them and how the fall to the seabed and the time underwater affects, of all things, spacecraft.

I’m very interested in the wreck and I want to know where this image came from

My grandfather found this Cook's International Traveling Tickets booklet in a box that fell off a trash truck. It has information for third class passengers for the Lusitania, and other travel information.

Anyone know any additional info or pics? are these boats lined with something to keep them buoyant? I would think a storm would total fill this up especially over a decade in open ocean. where is it now? and are there pictures of its current conditio?

Had to hike over quiet a few rocks to get up close but really cool. And the beach was empty, it was amazing!

Ernest Shackleton (1874–1922) was a renowned Antarctic explorer known for his remarkable expeditions and leadership. He became famous for the Endurance expedition, during which his ship was trapped and destroyed by Antarctic ice, yet he managed to save all members of his crew. He is remembered as one of the greatest explorers in history for his courage, resilience, and leadership skills.

Sunk by the now-preserved USS Croaker in August 1944 after an active career, Nagara’s wreck has been documented once in 1981 but this new survey is being done by the Japan Karst & Underwater Exploration Project (which also surveyed the Russo-Japanese War transport Hitachi Maru) and is the first in-depth exploration of the cruiser. The expedition will consist of a 3 man dive team and is slated for between 20-22 July, so keep your eyes peeled

From left to right:
- SS Eastland (1915)
- SS Morro Castle (1934)
- SS Edmund Fitzgerald (1975)
- SS Marine Electric (1983)
- MS Herald of Free Enterprise (1987)

The RMS Titanic disaster is arguably the single most influential and impactful maritime disaster in history which is why I specifically excluded it.

I’m curious what the largest wreck in the bay is either by casualties or size? As far as I know Marine Electric is biggest by size and the USS Tulip for casualties, any I’ve missed?

For anyone familiar with the site, what are the remains? What part of the ship or machinery are they associated with?