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> The online service wreck site has a catalogue of 209,640 boats known to have sunk, 179,110 of which have a known location. The Global Maritime Wrecks Database
by invalidname 3y ago
> The online service wreck site has a catalogue of 209,640 boats known to have sunk, 179,110 of which have a known location. The Global Maritime Wrecks Database (GMWD), on the other hand, contains the records of more than 250,000 sunken vessels, though some of these still haven't been found.
- 4rt 3y agoThat stood out to me too.
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- abhibeckert 3y agoThat list would be nowhere near complete. For example my brother lost a vessel in a hurricane - he was bunkered down on the mainland and it was gone after the storm - we assume the storm surge lifted the anchor off the seafloor and it floated to who knows where and wrecked. It wasn't insured, so wasn't reported. I suppose it's possible someone stole it, but I can't imagine anyone would be brave/stupid enough to do that during a hurricane. Maybe someone somewhere in the world got lucky enough to see a drifting abandoned vessel and claimed it... but that's pretty unlikely.
- mdaniel 3y ago> It wasn't insured, so wasn't reported Forgive me if this is a dumb question, as I'm not a sailor, but wouldn't one want to report it as at least "missing" since it does have registration? I could see that having at least 2 benefits: if spotted, they can return it, and if involved in something nefarious your brother would have a solid alibi of why it would be in someone else's hands
- WirelessGigabit 3y agoFor some reason I'm now thinking of a drive-by shooting in a sailboat. But suddenly the wind drops, and they can't speed away.