shipwrecks
Sunken vessel remains
Shipwrecks is the plural of shipwreck—the destruction or sinking of a ship, or the remains of such a vessel.
Shipwrecks lie on ocean floors as archaeological sites and diving destinations.
Figuratively, any ruined endeavor can be a shipwreck: the shipwreck of his political career.
The verb means to cause or suffer such destruction: They were shipwrecked on a remote island.
Scattered broken fragments
- hullOuter covering or frame
- anchorsWeighted devices securing vessels
- mastsUpright ship poles
- cannonsLarge mounted artillery pieces
cargo · ballast · timbers · rigging · porthole · deck · bow · stern
Entering water deliberately
- underwaterBelow the surface
- salvageRecovering damaged goods
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- archaeologyStudy of physical remnants
discovery · expedition · sonar · submersible · excavation · recovery · documentation · mapping
Sudden ruinous event
- sinkingFalling through water
- drowningDeath by water inhalation
- casualtiesThose killed or wounded
- survivorsThose still alive after
fatalities · storm · hurricane · collision · iceberg · Titanic · Lusitania · lifeboat
Marine skeletal formation
- reefUnderwater rock or coral formation
- barnaclesShell-armored marine clingers
- algaePrimitive aquatic photosynthesizers
- marine lifeOcean-dwelling organisms collectively
fish · sponges · anemones · artificial reef · habitat · encrustation · colonization · sediment
Valued wealth or keepsake
- legendUnverified traditional tale
- Bermuda TriangleLegendary Atlantic danger zone
- Mary CelesteMysteriously deserted sailing ship
- enigmaSomething hard to fathom
secrets · hidden · unknown · lost · vanished · speculation · folklore · myth
debris
Scattered broken fragments
cannons · cargo · ballast · timbers · rigging · porthole · deck · bow · stern · keel
diving
Entering water deliberately
- underwaterBelow the surface
- salvageRecovering damaged goods
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
archaeology · discovery · expedition · sonar · submersible · excavation · recovery · documentation · mapping · survey
disaster
Sudden ruinous event
- sinkingFalling through water
- drowningDeath by water inhalation
- casualtiesThose killed or wounded
survivors · fatalities · storm · hurricane · collision · iceberg · Titanic · Lusitania · lifeboat · distress
coral
Marine skeletal formation
- reefUnderwater rock or coral formation
- barnaclesShell-armored marine clingers
- algaePrimitive aquatic photosynthesizers
marine life · fish · sponges · anemones · artificial reef · habitat · encrustation · colonization · sediment · silt
treasure
Valued wealth or keepsake
- legendUnverified traditional tale
- Bermuda TriangleLegendary Atlantic danger zone
- Mary CelesteMysteriously deserted sailing ship
enigma · secrets · hidden · unknown · lost · vanished · speculation · folklore · myth · cursed
- adventure fictionpirates, treasure hunts, sea voyages, exploration, lost worlds
- Ocean MysteriesBermuda Triangle, ghost ships, lost treasure, sea monsters, Atlantis
- shipwreckssunken ships, capsized, derelict, sinking, Britannic
- naval historybattleships, naval battles, naval history, admiral, battleship
- Arctic ExplorationNorth Pole, Arctic, polar exploration, Arctic Circle, polar expedition
- diving spotsdive sites, night dives, reefs, cenotes, blue holes
shipwreckssafe harbors
Protected waters for vessels
smooth sailing · landfalls · salvages · rescues · homecomings
shipwreckssafe harbors
Protected waters for vessels
harbors · ports · havens · refuges · protected waters
- shipwreck survivorsThose surviving vessel destruction
- historic shipwrecksSignificant sunken vessels
- shipwreck sitePlace a vessel sank
- historical shipwrecksVessels sunk long ago
- shipwrecked sailorsSurvivors of maritime disaster
- shipwreck storyStory about a vessel's destruction
shipwreck, shipwrecked, shipwrecking, shipwreckers, shipwrecker