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Back in the summer of 1905 the 2-masted schooner "E. M. Sawyer" wrecked on the southern tip of Monhegan Island, Maine. The moment was captured by S. P. Rolt Triscott
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It's fascinating to see the human effort to rescue and save people's lives in danger. It's only five people this time, but 5 lives hold greater value than 500 others…
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Before the wreck of the Titanic was found on September 1, 1985, it was widely accepted the ship sank in one piece. When Robert Ballard started his search for the wreck in 1985, artist Ken Marschall painted this painting to submit to the National Geographic.
"Proposal painting of a sunken Titanic submitted to National Geographic in May 1985 in hopes that if the wreck were found that summer they might hire me to illustrate for the magazine. I was not."
Later, Ken drew several pieces of artwork of liner that was used in several publications.
Artwork by Ken Marschall: link, link, link, link, link
Giulietta (-vue-de-dos), 1993, by Bertrand Lavier. A crashed 1970s Alfa Romeo Alfetta GT which the artist found in a wrecker's yard and repurposed as an art piece. I have seen a post which claims the car belonged to the artist and he crashed it but I don't think this is true because I have read an interview with him where he talks about the work and doesn't mention that it was his car. He also doesn't explain why he called the work "Giulietta" when it's actually at Alfetta GT
Untouched and well preserved wood wrecks as old as 16th century or 17th century and sometimes even older are found every now and then in the Baltic Sea, photo of an unknown wreck by alex_dawson_photography
A new discovery has been made in Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary!
Researchers from NOAA, the state of Michigan, and Ocean Exploration Trust have discovered an intact shipwreck resting hundreds of feet below the surface of Lake Huron. The shipwreck has been identified as the sailing ship Ironton. Magnificently preserved by the cold freshwater of the Great Lakes for over a century, the 191-foot Ironton rests upright with its three masts still standing.
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