Category Archives: Wrecks in the News
Famous Shipwreck Rotting in 400-year-old Castle
The Cyprus Mail recently reported that the well-known Kyrenia Shipwreck, a 2,300-year-old wreck excavated off Cyprus’ northern shore during the late 1960s, is rotting away. “The wreck and its associated relics,” they explain, “today face permanent damage from neglect and decay.” The … Continue reading
Filed under Announcement, Forgotten Wrecks, Notes from the Field, Wrecks in the News
Rena update
Well, word got out last week that the stern of the Rena, a wreck we’ve been following closely since it ran aground in New Zealand’s Bay of Plenty last October, has sunk. Salvors continue to work the still-exposed bow section. On other … Continue reading
Filed under Announcement, Notes from the Field, Wrecks in the News
Rena update
It’s been over a month since we last checked in on the Rena off the New Zealand coast. The wreck seems to have slipped from the radar of the media–surprising given how enthralled they were just a few months back. But … Continue reading
Filed under Notes from the Field, Shipwreck culture, Wrecks in the News
Good bye Exxon Valdez
Where would I be without my NPR every morning and afternoon? (I promise to support my local station–WWNO–as soon as I’m able to for as long as I can.) While making breakfast this morning I caught this short story about … Continue reading
Filed under Along the Coast, Shipwreck culture, Wrecks in the News
Story of the twice-sunk steamer
The Toledo Blade recently published this story about the mystery surrounding the C.B. Lockwood, which wrecked in Lake Eerie in 1902. The Lockwood steamed into a storm while enroute to Buffalo, New York and foundered just east of Cleveland, Ohio. In fact, contemporary reports … Continue reading
Filed under Shipwreck culture, Wrecks in the News
