5 Fascinating Abandoned Ships

[@OceanlinerDesigns]

Hey guys! Which Abandoned Ship from the video was your fave? I'm kinda leaning towards the SS Ayrfield since it's right here in Australia! 😄

[@fyrequeene]

Earlier this year I was on a cruise with the Falkland Islands as one of the ports of call. I was much looking forward to seeing the Lady Elizabeth, which I'd heard about before, and had booked an excursion that included a trip to the wreck. Alas, weather makes getting to the Falklands a 50/50 proposition, and our ship was unable to make it there due to very, very strong winds. My biggest regret of an otherwise excellent cruise...one of these days I will try again. The Peter Iredale, as it turns out, is right down the road from me--I will have to get out there. Thanks for a wonderful video!

[@DylRicho]

I have to say Lady Elizabeth, just because of how well preserved it is for its age. It has seen a lot of action.

[@bennettssciencechannel2563]

I love your vids, keep up the good work!

[@ProphetinReverse-qj5rn]

Oh that’s easy. I saw the Atlantus all the time growing up. It’s beached only a short distance off the main beach of Cape May, NJ so you really can’t miss it. Some have even theorized that the wreck’s close proximity to shore and subsequent disruption of the local currents is the reason for the “Cape May diamonds” (pieces of pure quartz originating from upstream of the Delaware River that are found all over the local beaches) washing ashore there instead of being carried out into the Atlantic. Of course there is no evidence to back this up.

[@ДанилаЧеботарев-х2р]

Lady Elizabeth for sure. Insanely well-preserved for a 150-year-old ship, she looks like she can still be restored to seaworthy condition if funding could be found, even though 40 years have passed since last review

[@Anonymous-m9f9j]

Why are Australian KZbinrs so god damn good at video essays. The information is dense presented without pointless stuff, clearly stated in an emotive way. Thanks so much for doing what you do. I’m not a ship guy but you make it interesting.

[@jonmandelbaum5395]

What are some others I should watch?

[@PersephoneDaSilva]

Max Miller is great too. He's American and does Tasting History.

[@Ricklet0ons]

I love how preserved Lady Elizabeth is. It looks like it could still be raised!

[@gabrielm.2302]

Seeing Oceanliner Designs bring out a new, high quality video, really brightens the day. Great work!

[@bammm302]

The fact that the SS Ayrfield wasn’t an aircraft carrier is one of history’s greatest missed opportunities. Anyway, great video, Mike!

[@OceanlinerDesigns]

Couldn't agree more! Glad you enjoyed the video!!

[@NonsensicalNauticalRambings]

If I remember correctly, there is a White Star Liner that is wrecked somewhere in the arctic sea. It’s a strange seeing a very distinct Harland and Wolff bow, albeit rusted, rising out of the ocean, surrounded by enormous packs of ice. edit: The ship was none other than the SS Runic, which in part caused the Halifax explosion too by colliding into the Mont Blanc. Her wreck is in the Falkland Islands too.

[@sirboomsalot4902]

So, the ship wrecked in the Arctic in those famous pictures that is often identified as the Imo is not actually the Imo. The ship in the picture you are thinking of is the Guvernoren, which burned and sank in 1915. The source of the confusion is that the Imo was also named the Guvernoren when she was wrecked in 1921; in fact I think the Imo was the direct replacement for the first Guvernoren. Even THG got the two conflated in one of their videos. There are sadly no photos of the Imo’s wreck; apparently it’s in a very choppy area and was destroyed by the waves.

[@mikemancini313]

There's one picture of the wreck from a post card that was taken in 1921. The ship along with her entire superstructure and funnel wrecked. She was completely upright kinda like the SS Atlantus when she first grounded ashore. I'll try to find the postcard. Edit: Let me know how the link works. This is the only known photograph I've been able to find. The quality isn't the best as it's from 1921ish.

[@skeetrix5577]

if I remember correctly there's a ship in the Atlantic that hit a iceberg and sank on its maidan voyage, killing some 700 people. the name of it escapes my mind in the moment, anyone else know which ship I'm thinking of?

[@sirboomsalot4902]

@@skeetrix5577 en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ships_sunk_by_icebergs I don’t know, none of the ships on here sank with some 700 people lol

[@russelljohnson6267]

​@@skeetrix5577titanic sank in the north Atlantic in 1912 but she had approximately 700 survivors with 1500 killed not the other way around.

[@Ethan.401]

It's interesting that the Lady Elizabeth wreck is very similar to when the SS Great Britain was also stranded on the Falklands presumably under near exact conditions the Lady Elizabeth experienced leading to the SS Great Britain's preservation she was used to store wool until she was recovered to be preserved in Britain

[@QUADRAXIS666]

I was thinking about this! So what we need is a rich benefactor and a preservation group with the will to save this ship, its not impossible!

[@Kni0002]

There’s ships that submerge then raises again, these would be perfect for this ship. Plus removes the risk of it sinking mud tow if you dare to take it into the ocean in such condition

[@wayneantoniazzi2706]

As I understand it the Falklands used to be quite a ships graveyard where ships that barely made it around the Horn and couldn't go any further were abandoned. And it looks like Lady Elizabeth defied an old sailors superstition. It was (and maybe still is) considered bad luck to name a ship after another that came to a bad end, the exception being naming a warship after another that was lost in battle. The second Lady Elizabeth had quite a successful career!

[@stephenbarker5162]

I believe that The Falklands is or has been home to a number of ships that were abandoned there, making it an interesting if remote location to study the evolution of ships. If the ship was rescued, where would it be restored and housed. The SS Great Britain which was rescued and carried back to Britain has a more interesting history and is of course associated with the great Victorian engineer I. K. Brunel. Even more recent famous ships such as Queen Mary, QE II, and the United States have struggled to find alternative uses or owners who could afford to maintain them for posterity.

[@buffplums]

I tried to get some opinion from locals in Stanley about the possibility of rescuing the Lady Elizabeth but they have no money and no real will, their attitude is let her rot away and make memories rather than take her away and have no memories. They seem to have a similar outlook towards the Stanley Lighthouse, a beautiful cast iron Victorian structure which is starting to become unsafe as large cracks are appearing in its structure and yet, there is no public interest. Very sad

[@dotmatrix7383]

Was just at the SS Atlantus wreck site a few weeks back. Always a pleasure seeing her above the surf. Thanks for including her in your video!

[@CascadianExotics]

As a native Oregonian, I was wondering when you were going to cover the Peter Iredale. We saw that wreck many times on family trips to the Coast growing up. It's deteriorated substantially since the 80's when I first saw the ship, but it is still a must-see if you're ever in Oregon and planning a trip to our Coast.

[@geoffreyreuther5260]

I've got friends that live down by that wreck that visited and took pics last week. Apparently the storms this fall have dragged quite a bit of sand out to sea and exposed the entire outline of the ship for the first time in a long time. The drone photography that's been coming out of it has been amazing, too.

[@philtkaswahl2124]

The very idea of concrete ships has always fascinated me ever since learning of them as a child from books. I remember imagining literal floating fortresses fighting each other.

[@TomasGraf-rr6co]

There are 10 of them floating in Powell River, British Columbia.

[@keithammleter3824]

Back in the 1960's, concrete was mildly fashionable to make pleasure yachts out of. Cheap, but not very suitable - prone to cracking. There is an obviously deteriorating 20 metre concrete yacht near my engineering workshop, 30 km from water. It has been there for decades. Rumour has it that the owner/builder got cracking on building it when he realised how cheap concrete was, but ran out of puff after 10 or more years of building it and then finding out it would cost a small fortune to get it trucked to the coast and launched.

[@vernicethompson4825]

@@keithammleter3824 Yes, and their popularity as pleasure yachts continued into the 1980s! They were considered to be resistant to damage from accidents. I guess they are durable for that reason!

[@mbryson2899]

Thank you for the fascinating stories, Mr. Brady.

[@nanabutner]

So much history and so many lives lost to the oceans over time, thank you Mike for informing us of these magnificent vessels and the people who sailed upon them. You are keeping so many memories alive.

[@brandondawson9591]

When I did my private pilot training. During "cross country" flight, I would fly around Lana'i for fun. The YOG-42 is one of our visual reporting points for pilots on VFR flight plans. However, I never knew the name or history. Mahalo for that 😎🤙

[@shanestewart9777]

this man is the reason i got so invested into histroial ships/shipwrecks! keep up the fantastic work !

[@JMK571]

Mike-I thoroughly enjoy your videos. I grew up in Michigan and we have a tremendous shipping history in the Great Lakes. Have you ever considered researching some of the more famous Fresh Water wrecks and making videos about them? I’d personally love to see what you could do with some of their stories.

[@paulazemeckis7835]

There are quite a few KZbin vids on various ship wrecks on the great lakes.

[@vernicethompson4825]

The KZbin channel Big Old Boats has lots of videos on Great Lakes ships. Check him out!

[@miapdx503]

The most humble vessel, the YOG42 makes the most visually stunning pictures, with the perfect background, lined up with the beach, the colors are amazing, then the waves hit her side. Awesome 🌹⚓

[@shini1478]

Great video Mike! Always looking forward to the uploads. I'd say the TSS Waverly would be a good honourable mention. Been wrecked since 1928 and still in good condition.

[@higgs923]

Thank you for another informative and entertaining look into maritime history. Your mention of concrete ships reminded me of the wreck of the SS Palo Alto. She was a concrete ship built too near the end of WWI to see service. Mothballed until 1929 she was intentionally sunk at the end of the pier in Seacliff Beach in Santa Cruz, California. If you were daring you could still get aboard although she had deteriorated to the point where a fall would be fatal.

[@eriesara6424]

I'm much more of a plane person than a ship person. But Mike, you bring such detail and passion to your work, and it is presented so well, that I look forward to your uploads as much as my favorite aviation channels. Best wishes from the US :)

[@paulazemeckis7835]

Agree, total geek here but his sexy British accent on top of his research always makes my day!!

[@BrickNewton]

I'm a plane guy too, since as long as I remember, but over the last few years I have got into the history of war ships, And now after finding Mike and this channel Ocean liners too.

[@BrickNewton]

​@@paulazemeckis7835might not be as sexy but his accent is Australian

[@Evan.01]

@@paulazemeckis7835 Australian mate

[@herlastvoyage]

Still as sexy IMHO lol

[@dominicrusho]

Great video. Two more fascinating abandoned ships, both now destroyed (and slightly beyond your usual era); the Lockheed Martin Sea Shadow, which was stored within the Hughes Mining Barge for many years, and the MV Regent Sky - a huge, never completed cruise ship that fell victim to the financial woes of its owner and was ultimately scrapped after decades

[@ronjones1077]

One of my customers in the late 70’s brought a ferrel cement sail boat up from California to Seward Alaska. Took him two years. It was around 40’ with a two cylinder aux engine. I helped do a little work on it back on the dry one summer

[@aiiixiii5773]

I would have never known about yog-42 if it weren’t for this vid this is what I like seeing these long forgotten ships be remembered. Also on my tv sometimes i see the image of the SS Ayrfield I was wondered where the ship is and what it’s name is. But now I know thanks!

[@vickisawyer7405]

These videos are always special to me, being as I worked on fishing boats in AK, and saw many shipwrecks, especially on St. Paul Island and knew of many that went down while I was there. The ones that were beached were cool if you could get to them. Thank you for the video. I think the one with all of the trees was my favorite, nature taking back.

[@EpicTrainsCanada]

I love how you know of so many different ships! Tell us about more of the obscure wrecks we've never heard of!

[@brandonzhou2233]

How interesting! Another great video! Love from Sydney.

[@KelpieDog]

Only just discovered this channel. I'm impressed.

[@UncleJoeLITE]

Thanks Mike, a nice short evening video to enjoy.

[@craigjones2878]

Hi Mike, there’s an old wreck sticking out of the water against a breakwater at the north entrance to Newcastle, the bow with bowsprit intact. Apparently it was blown off course and out of the channel and was wrecked on top of a previous wreck. Later the breakwater was constructed over some wrecks with only one still visible. Love the channel.

[@sirboomsalot4902]

It was really nice to see the Atlantus here! I’ve been taking yearly trips to Wildwood since I was a toddler, and we’d always go to sunset beach and see her. I remember when a bit of her lower superstructure was still there before Hurricane Sandy.

[@miseajeux1287]

Hello Mike great content, do you think you could do a video on the rules on responding to a distress call out at sea, And the consequences if you don't?

[@SpirosKaravidas]

as always. video looks amazing! thanks for all the info, mike. keep up the good work!

[@reallyseriously7020]

I just love this channel! Been fascinated by shipwrecks since I was a kid. I read all the books I could find on the subject.

[@Gregm-l9r]

This was awesome Mike . Have a lovely christmas .

[@Twofrogsonecup]

favorite video narrator of all time right here, keep the amazing videos coming bro👊

[@brianivey73]

Thank you Mr Brady for such superb videos!

[@CAVOK_9999]

The usage of concrete hull vessels during WW2 was more extensive than most people think. One of the most recent founds was in 2021 in Iwo Jima, during one volcano eruption, a group of those vessels arised in the shoreline of that famous island. Thanks for that very interesting content.

[@Jonathan07ta]

A huge oceanliner that always seems to be forgot in these types of videos is the M/S Bergensfjord also known as the Rasa sayang. You can see her hull beached off the coast of Greece. In quite amazing condition and used as a moaring.

[@j3dwin]

thanks again Mike and all the best for the holidays

[@alanwood5857]

Great research and imagery - well done!

[@kenelliott8944]

Your videos are always such wonderful high quality I've loved this channel for so long thank you for putting out these wonderful videos on such a fascinating topic.

[@ianhartley5057]

I’ve been fortunate to see a few of these. South America is a treasure trove of well preserved wrecks.

[@UKCountryball138]

Love it! It is amazing! Keep it up Mike! Ready for the Christmas video

[@sir_ma-at_mons]

As Always another Great Video Mike! Another Ship I would recommend Covering would be the Tea Clipper Ambassador, her wreck is one the last surviving of its Kind.

[@druballard8929]

Always a top notch program.

[@scofab]

Fascinating as always, thanks again Mike and all the best for the holidays.

[@leahmollytheblindcatnordee3586]

I am enjoying your videos. I like them because you are articulate,well informed and the subjects are also interesting. I would love to go see these wrecks, but can at least can visit them through you. Thank you. I know you are named "OceanlinerDesigns", but have you ever thought about doing something on the ships that have traveled the Great Lakes of Michigan? I live there and know there is a vast history of shipwrecks on them. I watch channels that focus on their history as well as ones that show the current giant freighters passing through the ports of Lake Superior. But having your viewpoint could make it very different I think, because they only focus on the event, not the structures. It has been said that "Because of their sea-like characteristics, such as rolling waves, sustained winds, strong currents, great depths, and distant horizons, the five Great Lakes have long been called inland seas, (James Williamson, 2007)". So really, they are just saltless seas. Anyway, have a Blessed & Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

[@vernicethompson4825]

The KZbin channel Big Old Boats already has lots of videos of Great Lakes ships, so Mike doesn't need to do any. Check out that channel! His videos are very detailed.

[@tripwire3992]

My my, what a fantastic christmas present, thank you for making this ❤

[@buffplums]

Sadly the Lady Elizabeth isn’t as sturdy as she looks. Over the near 40 years I have known her, her bowsprit has broken away and in more recent years, her aft starboard bulwarks have collapsed. For years the locals stripped a lot out of her, there is virtually nothing left bellow decks except a few steel cross members. But she has faired well considering she’s been in Stanley Harbour for just over 120 years.

[@TracksideOutback]

Really enjoy the videos mike! Love the shipwreck ones. That ship in the faulklands is super intriguing, and also never knew that about Hawaii

[@jeffpotipco736]

Hey Mike, you should do a couple videos on great lakes wrecks. There's lots of them!

[@iainwalker8615]

There’s a wreck off the coast of South Manitou Island in Lake Michigan called the SS Francisco Morazan and it’s still standing above the water. I saw it in person and it was very surreal

[@vernicethompson4825]

The KZbin channel Big Old Boats already has lots of videos on those. They're quite fascinating!

[@RetroPC]

I absolutely love your channel! Thank you for all the great content. I also love how you partnered with THG as you put so much of their visuals to such great use! ❤️

[@pburgvenom]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️OMG, I was thinking of the Peter Iredale!!! I literally live 5 minutes from it!!!!!!! Please do a video on the thousands of ships lost near the Columbia River Bar!!!!!!!!

[@Caratacus1]

I was at Orkney walking around Scapa Flow earlier this year and you can still see 19th Century steamships that were sunk as blockships to stop German U-boats entering the harbour. They form part of the 'Churchill Barriers'. A fascinating place to visit, I was amazed they had survived the rough weather up there. Enjoyed the vid!

[@d165354]

If you had come out to Eday (outer islands) i would gladly have shown you round my reconstruction of the oberon class submarine HMS OTTER using equipment salvaged during her scrapping. The collection...control room, motor room, etc is open free of charge along with various models....both inside and also outside in the garden. Regards mike Ilett. north school, Eday.

[@luislealsantos]

Outstanding as usual

[@Electriceye1984bySam]

Thanks! This is another in-depth video.Sooooo interesting! Thank you Mike🏆👏🏻

[@Redeadwalker13]

As a born and raised Oregonian the Iredale will always be my favorite ❤ going to go see her again next month for my birthday and hopefully it will be mostly all visible still!

[@CybershamanX]

This brought tears to my eyes at several points. It's always so sad to see once proud sailing vessels beached, sometimes intentionally, and left to rot where they lay. I can't help but feel the spirit of their original mission to ply the waters of this world continuously crying out to be given one more chance to fulfill that purpose. It's heartbreaking. At least we can still learn something from the way they were designed. At least while they still exist, skeletons that they are. 😎☮

[@TheNorthernmunky]

Superb as always

[@mas_dem]

Kapal kapal legendaris yang sudah terbengkalai. Luar biasa keren kapal nya

[@TerryHickey-xt4mf]

when I was a kid we lived on the Isle of White in southern England, a ship was wrecked by the Catherine lighthouse! of all places, and we all went over to have a look. This inspired me to ask Dad if there was a shipwreck book about the island. Well! what a shock, he came home with this bible sized volume listing thousands of wrecks in the area. Mind you, this part of the UK has always been in the thick of it as far as trade shipping, invasions and so on. In the Solent there are castles stuck in the middle of the channel to keep the French, Spanish, Dutch etc etc from reaching Portsmouth and Southampton. The south side of the Isle of White was a notorious smuggling hot spot, Blackgang chine was the place to come ashore at night, a chine is a gully that runs from the beach up through the cliff face to a more acceptable spot to unload your loot. Great stuff!

[@volvo09]

10:30 That's actually astonishingly beautiful... To see those ships still intact, but providing a place for a lush miniature forest to grow. It looks like a bonzai tree planter.

[@shaunbolton4662]

Very interesting- as always!

[@ALouisae]

loved the video, really interesting stuff!

[@vernicethompson4825]

This is a fascinating video! I did not know that ferrocement ships dated back to the early 20th century! They regained some popularity in the 1980s as ketches for pleasure cruising. They were noted for being resistant to dents, dings, and whale strikes. They can also be formed into nearly any desired shape! It's good to see that they are durable as well!

[@ericcriteser4001]

Well done as always. I'd like to see a feature on the WW2 era LST beached as an occupied outpost by the Taiwanese. They also have two WW2 USN submarines. They would all feature well on this channel. Thanks again for sharing.

[@SaturnCanuck]

Well, Mr. Brady, TAHT is the kind of video I like to see on this channel. Have a Merry Christmas

[@markwallis7199]

I've seen the Lady Elizabeth up close a few times and always intended to look up the story so thanks for this video. I don't think I can be bothered to go back for another look though.

[@ctg6734]

Great ep!

[@brandonleatham2217]

Visited the Peter Iredale last year. It was super cool. Thanks for making this video, Mike!

[@Uniquely-Unoriginal]

The Ayrfield et. al. reminded me of a ChiaPet 😆; Australia has its own ChiaShips 🌳🚢 - I'll see myself out 🚪... but before I do, I have one more thing to say in all seriousness: Great video Mike. Always appreciate the information and descriptions you give in your videos along with the visuals in the different formats!

[@volvo09]

Yeah, it's beautiful. Chia crossed with Bonzai

[@markpyrah5477]

Excellent video

[@Shadooe]

SS Kyle "The Bulldog of the North" (launched in 1913) has been aground in Harbour Grace NL, Canada, since 1967. She was repainted in 1997 as part of the John Cabot 500 Anniv summer. She was pretty far gone then, kinda recovered cosmetically at least, but is slowly falling apart.

[@karl_f5084]

Two similar Interesting Wrecks are the "MS Uwe" and the "Polstjernan", which both lay in the Hamburg (Germany) Port on a public beach about 50m apart. When the tides are low, you can walk up to them and even go inside them. The Diesel Engine of the Polstjernan is still preserved quite good, and you can walk into the remains of the Ship. The Stern of the MS Uwe is in remarkably good condition. The MS Uwe was an Inland Vessel which sank in 1976 when 2 different Vessels collided and one crashed into the MS Uwe. The Ship was towed to a Salvage Company, where it lays until the City bought the Place and turned it into a popular public beach. The Polstjernan had a similar fate. Her Engine exploded on the Kiel-Canal (from the North Sea to the Baltic Sea) and she was towed to the same Salvage Company where it was used as Breakwater. Because of that, and her old age, the shipwreck is much in a much worse condition compared to the MS Uwe. Both Shipwrecks are easily accessible with no or very minimal water to cross (usually only 30-40cm to cross). Hamburg also has the Wreck of the "Mountbatten", which was a Fish trawler and later used by the British military. It's quite good preserved. With low tides, the whole ship is visible, with high tides only a few bits are visible. The Ship is in an industrial area because when it was towed in this area, the ship had a strong list because of a blizzard and finally broke its lines and ran aground. It ran aground in a very annoying place. The Salvage company was within sight.

[@Dao_Tui]

In Belgium, Antwerp, there is a concrete ship. It is a church ship now. A leftover of WW2.

[@HateTheGameTX]

Need an Oceanliner Designs and Maritime Horrors collaboration.

[@falklandsFAH7900]

It's been a topic of discussion for years, getting the Lady Elizabeth refloated again. Unfortunately, just because she rocks in high winds doesn't mean she's watertight. Last I heard, the hole in her bottom that put her into harbour has opened up again, and, given the different materials at play compared to the Great Britain, it's going to be a significantly greater task to get her moving again. I reckon it's easier to plug holes in wood than have to gently weld metal to something that's almost 80% rust by now (give or take). Something interesting to note about her location is that the 2 tugs that worked with her for her initial years here are now beached around her. The Plym (Small one) is right up the beach next to her, and the Samson (Big one) is about 100 or so meters up the same coastline. Both of them broke loose in the same storm and ended up where they are today. I think it'd make me a little sad to have to separate them, given the intertwined history they share.

[@jessicam5712]

I'm glad I'm not the only maritime nerd around

[@CalledTurnAGundam]

The Lady Elizabeth reminds me of a ship that still floats today in San Diego. The Star of India/Euterpe. The fact I can hop on a train and walk around on something with a "saloon" just tickles my tangerines.

[@DarrenStrange-w4l]

Really like ocean line designs, mick Brady is doing a great job, I like all the info on the Olympic as it's my favourite ship , I'd like to see a story on maheno,shipwreck on Frazer island

[@royalrice6151]

I love waking up to a new video . Thanks!

[@richardmatlick8445]

Some years ago a friend and my self spent a very cold and windy night on the bow of the Peter. After having spent to much time in a local pub. It seems we forgot about the tide. And before we knew it we were stuck. What a night that was. :)

[@marklease9717]

G'Day Mike.....another great video. In fact, I live on the Oregon Coast and have visited the wreck of the "Peter Iredale" several times. Happy Holidays to you down unda!

[@dutchman7216]

Thank you that was interesting.

[@gorthaur1231]

Loving these shipwrecks breakdowns. Would love to see one about the former Prinz Eugen. Heck of a wreck.

[@Armada-1935]

12:04 Yay a story focused over here In the islands! 🎉

[@gofast3209]

This are wonderful n amazing vids

[@gilbertlopez2333]

Yooooo I never catch recent uploads! Your channel rocks man. Such a professional. Great content 🛎️

[@schoolofrockcary6625]

There's a whole fleet of deliberately semi-sunk concrete ships in the Chesapeake Bay, near Virginia Beach. Great fishing around there 😉

[@nofx77j3]

Great vid

[@jstretch]

I have been to Peter. One of the first things I saw when I moved to Oregon.

[@TheHylianBatman]

I love the Lady Elizabeth, myself. I can hold out hope that she can and will be recovered!

[@denistate3697]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 🎄🇦🇺Australia forever

[@poke_n_around]

Lady Elizabeth was a wonderful, grand lady. ❤

[@linb4985]

"May your bones bleach in the sand," is such a fantastic quote from the captain.

[@RobertCraft-re5sf]

Flag really is amazing. I'd bet the cold weather helps somewhat. but you'd think the freezing ice would be bad, too.

[@alexiadler]

visited the peter iredale for the second time back in march, it looked the same as it did when i last visited around 2010-2011. i still have hope it'll be there for much longer

[@Hendo56]

My family for years would return to Dad's home state of New Jersey, including visiting the Jersey beaches. We would make a day trip to Cape May, where the ATLANTUS had beached. Back in the 1960s, there was still a fair amount of the forward section visible. In fact, someone had put an advertisement on the ship's hull. Alas, as your video shows, there's very little left of her now. Also for many years in the early 60s you could see parts of the SINDIA poking out of the beach at Ocean City, NJ. And there was the time the SS MORRO CASTLE was being towed after her devastating fire, broke the tow rope, and wound up on the beach at Asbury Park, NJ. Jersey beaches are a magnet for "beached" vessels.

[@michaeltutty1540]

Yet another wonderful video, Mike. I wonder if it might interest you to research Sable Island in the North Atlantic. It is a shifting sand island that swallows boats whole. Every so often a long lost ship surfaces out of the sand, only to disappear again. Heavrn alone knows how many ships have met their end there.

[@alankeith7866]

Wishing you and your family a Very Merry Christmas!!!

[@kentgriffiths6288]

I'm surprised you didnt include SS Maheno. Fairly weathered now but when I was a kid people would fish from it as the structure was still intact enough to climb onto.