The SS Baron Gautsch, once a proud member of the Osterreichischer Lloyd passenger fleet, was launched in 1908. Named after a former Austrian prime minister, the ship was stationed at Trieste on the Adriatic Sea. At the outbreak of the First World War, it was requisitioned by the Austro-Hungarian Navy for transporting troops and refugees.
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On 12 August 1914, while returning from Kotor with over 300 passengers, the ship tragically struck a mine and sank within minutes, claiming 127 lives. The wreck, discovered in 1958 in the northern Adriatic, is now a popular but restricted site for scuba divers due to its deteriorating condition.
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Launched in 1969 and built in Japan by the Kuryshima Dock Company, the general cargo vessel Giannis D experienced several changes in both ownership and name throughout its operational life. It was previously known as Shoyo Maru and Markos before adopting the name Giannis D. In April 1983, the ship embarked on its final voyage from the Croatian port of Rijeka, carrying a load of softwood. This journey would be its last.
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The freighter Hilma Hooker was a ship of secrets. In 1984, when the Dutch-built vessel was already 33 years old, she was moored in a port on the island of Bonaire in the Dutch Caribbean, but was under surveillance by the local authorities. When the captain was unable to provide the correct paperwork, officials boarded the ship and a false bulkhead was discovered. Inside, they found around 11,000kg (25,000lbs) of marijuana. Strangely, the ship’s owners could not be found…
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Hilma Hooker languished in port for months, but began taking on water as the hull disintegrated. On 2 September 1984, the ship rolled over to one side and disappeared below the water. Settled between two coral reefs, Hilma Hooker has become an attraction for divers and a much-needed refuge for coral and marine life.
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Just offshore from Seven Mile Beach in Grand Cayman lies the wreck of the USS Kittiwake, a Chanticleer-class submarine rescue ship. Built in the United States and launched in July 1945, the USS Kittiwake served in the US Navy from 1946 until its decommissioning in 1994. During its nearly five decades of service, the ship operated in the Caribbean, Mediterranean, Atlantic and Indian Oceans, performing a wide range of duties, including submarine rescue operations, deep-sea recovery missions and supporting naval exercises.
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