

Turks & Caicos – Photograph by IPWNNOOBS

Fellow blogger Tom Moran from Urban Ghosts inspired this post. His excellent article on ‘Ship Graveyards: Abandoned Ships, Boats and Shipyards‘ sent me on a quest to find some incredible photographs of shipwrecks around the world.

The United Nations estimates that there are more than 3 million shipwrecks on the ocean floor [Source: Wikipedia]. These once mighty vessels, both sunken and beached, are a haunting reminder that nothing lasts forever. These beautiful ships used to rule the seas they traveled. Now they serve as a window into our past.

2. Fuerteventura, Canary Islands



Photograph by WOLLEX

3. Gytheio, Greece



Photograph by JUSTELINE

4. Zakynthos, Greece



Photograph by TO GIAN

5. Oregon, United States



Photograph by MATT CONWELL

6. Vila Nova de Milfontes, Portugal



Photograph by FRANK ZILLMANN

7. Unknown



Photograph by DARTH

8. Woody Point, Redcliffe Peninsula, Australia



Photograph by GORKATH

9. Grytviken, South Georgia



Photograph by NOAA PHOTO LIBRARY

10. Truk Lagoon, Micronesia



Photograph by GH0STDOT

11. Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands



Photograph by HAWKFISH

12. Tobermory, Ontario, Canada



Photograph by ALIJA BOS

13. Truk Lagoon, Micronesia



Photograph by GH0STDOT

14. Batumi, Georgia



Photograph by RICHARD BARTZ

15. Cairnbulg Point, United Kingdom



Photograph by LAIRD TURNER

16. Italy



Photograph by Klaus Leidorf

17. Mar del Plata, Argentina



Photograph by SEARAIDER

18. Grytviken, South Georgia



Photograph by SERGE OUACHEE

19. Mo’ynoq, Uzbekistan



Photograph by MISSALIONA

20. Red Sea



Photograph by JOOS J. BAKKER

21. Tromso, Norway



Photograph by DIVENORWAY

22. Lakonia Peloponissos, Greece



Photograph by MAKIS

23. Fraser Island, Australia



Photograph by DRAICONE

24. Amorgos Island, Greece



Photograph by JIMISOFLOU

25. Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec, Canada



Photograph by MANUMADOR

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