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This Map Shows 3,554 Shipwrecks Around Ireland As Far Back as 1530 - And Most Are a Total Mystery
By Alexandra Ma/ Business Insider/ Insider/ thisisinsider.com
"A new map shows thousands of shipwrecks scattered around Ireland since the 16th century — and it shows how many maritime disasters are still a total mystery.
The "Wreck Viewer," released by the Irish government's National Monuments Service this April, shows the approximate locations of 3,554 shipwrecks across a 355,000 square mile area around Ireland and the North Atlantic Ocean.
Information about some of the ships' names, year of loss, and cause of sinking are available — but most are not known or nor provided by the Irish government.
One infamous shipwreck included on the map is RMS Lusitania, a British ocean liner that was torpedoed by a German U-boat in waters by northeast Ireland in 1915...."
Ireland National Monuments Service
Richard
By Alexandra Ma/ Business Insider/ Insider/ thisisinsider.com
"A new map shows thousands of shipwrecks scattered around Ireland since the 16th century — and it shows how many maritime disasters are still a total mystery.
The "Wreck Viewer," released by the Irish government's National Monuments Service this April, shows the approximate locations of 3,554 shipwrecks across a 355,000 square mile area around Ireland and the North Atlantic Ocean.
Information about some of the ships' names, year of loss, and cause of sinking are available — but most are not known or nor provided by the Irish government.
One infamous shipwreck included on the map is RMS Lusitania, a British ocean liner that was torpedoed by a German U-boat in waters by northeast Ireland in 1915...."
Ireland National Monuments Service
Richard