American Star Ship Wreck - Fuertaventura November 2005

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Been going through my archives. This ship was wrecked in Jan 1994 and I took these in November 2005 chances are it's in more of a state now!.

History at [ame]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Star[/ame]

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Very nice but seeing pictures of ships like that make me shudder.
 
I do like the first and third photos. I shows power which is unleashed by the elements when ship like that can be ripped apart like a toy.
 
Been going through my archives. This ship was wrecked in Jan 1994 and I took these in November 2005 chances are it's in more of a state now!.

History at [ame]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Star[/ame]

The picture at the bottom of the wikipedia SS America (American Star) web page reveals how little is left now.

Some years ago the Merseyside Branch of the World Ship Society had a visiting speaker who delivered a talk entitled "SS America from Cradle to Grave"

He had actually got on board the American Star shortly after she broke her back up one of the ladders fitted by the salvage crew. His phototographs and on board video footage were incredible!

Really amazing stuff - much of the video being played to the music which went with the Lew Grade movie "Raise the Titanic". The movie wasn't that great but the music score was. This with the SS American Star footage was pure magic!

John
 
Excellent pics. I think shipwrecks are really sinister and creepy tho :( Especially pic 2!
 
Here's a link to a you tube video on the wreckfrom 1994 to the present. Well worth watching

[nomedia]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLDuMCBC3lQ[/nomedia]
 
If i was in spain id so be on that right away.
if i go to spain next year ill have a climb a board , its only a short swim and then a gentle climb hahaha :D
sick pictures
 
Someone tried to get on this some years ago and had to rescued by the coast guard. It's now 5 years since I took this picture and a nearly 17 years since it ran aground as a result of this there is now nothing much left to see.

Look at this video taken in June 2008 it's allmost gone and thats 2.5 years ago!

[nomedia]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GydpwCNmVmc[/nomedia]
 
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Someone tried to get on this some years ago and had to rescued by the coast guard. It's now 5 years since I took this picture and a nearly 17 years since it ran aground as a result of this there is now nothing much left to see.

Look at this video taken in June 2008 it's allmost gone and thats 2.5 years ago!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GydpwCNmVmc

awwww well unless i get some diving gear it doesent look like am going there anytime sooon haha :p
thankyou :)
 
I'm afriad its all gone now I believe... I have pics from a couple of years ago and there wasnt much left then. Completely broken up :-(
 

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