Sentences with phrase «number of ships wrecked»

Peterborough has a rich maritime history with a number of ships wrecked immediately off the coast including: -

The Sandy Cape light house was switched on in 1870 but this, and a smaller light on Woody Island, did little to alleviate the number of ships wrecked.

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Historians once assumed that the number of wrecks in the deep sea was negligible because ancient ships must have hugged the coastlines, but in the 1990s Ballard found eight ancient wrecks far from shore between the islands of Sicily and Sardinia (Foley was Ballard's graduate student at the time).

Now it is known as Iron Bottom Sound, because of the number of wrecked ships there.

An average of two ships per year suspiciously disappeared in the Mediterranean during the 1980s and early 1990s, according to Legambiente — and the number has increased to nine wrecks per year since 1995.

Experience wreck divers come to Honiara to explore a number of historic warships that lie at the lower limits or beyond the normal range or recreational diving.There are also a number of mid-depth wrecks in the area, including a trio of Japanese ships that sit in shallow water and can be accessed as shore dives.

The Jane Sea Wreck is a 190 foot long cargo ship launched in 1959 and underwent a number of ownership changes until it remained in the hands of S&D Shipping Ltd. beginning in 1980.

The ship has been given a number of uninspiring names over the years, such as Broken in Two Wreck or Two Halves Wreck.