April 3, 2013
Pinocchio inside the whale, by Roberto Innocenti, 1988

Pinocchio inside the whale, by Roberto Innocenti, 1988

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(Notes: 26)
  
Filed under: illustration Roberto Innocenti Pinocchio 1980s whale shipwreck anchor puppet 
January 22, 2013

Rococo decadence amongst the wreck of the SS Stavronikita by Andreas Franke, 2012

(Source: thesinkingworld.com)

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(Notes: 61)
  
Filed under: photography Photoshop shipwreck Caribbean sea 18th Century Rococo surreal art 
December 3, 2012

Nautical illustrations from the Adventure series by Douglas Smith, 2012.

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(Notes: 40)
  
Filed under: ships illustration art ship of the line sailing shipwreck fire 
November 13, 2012

One of the worst naval disasters in history happened in the center of Chicago. On July 24, 1915, the SS Eastland left a dock on the Chicago River between Clark and LaSalle streets loaded with 2,572 passengers bound for a company picnic. Fifteen minutes later she capsized, killing 844 people.

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(Notes: 23)
  
Filed under: 1915 Chicago SS Eastland disaster diver river shipwreck Great Lakes 
October 30, 2012
The HMS Bounty sinks into the Atlantic Ocean, 2012

The HMS Bounty sinks into the Atlantic Ocean, 2012

(Source: www2.tbo.com)

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(Notes: 65)
  
Filed under: HMS Bounty shipwreck hurricane Sandy storm Atlantic Ocean 
October 30, 2012
The delightfully eccentric Dame Darcy posing in front of the replica HMS Bounty. The Bounty sank near Cape Hatteras yesterday. One crew member was found dead and another is still missing.

The delightfully eccentric Dame Darcy posing in front of the replica HMS Bounty.

The Bounty sank near Cape Hatteras yesterday. One crew member was found dead and another is still missing.

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(Notes: 4)
  
Filed under: HMS Bounty hurricane Sandy storm shipwreck mermaid Dame Darcy Cape Hatteras Atlantic 
October 29, 2012
The replica ship used in filming Mutiny On The Bounty in 1962 sank off the coast of North Carolina today. larboardwatch: Thoughts are with the crew of HMS Bounty while the Coast Guard searches for two missing.

The replica ship used in filming Mutiny On The Bounty in 1962 sank off the coast of North Carolina today.

larboardwatch:

Thoughts are with the crew of HMS Bounty while the Coast Guard searches for two missing.

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(Notes: 29)
  
Filed under: Mutiny On The Bounty HMS Bounty shipwreck hurricane Sandy 
October 22, 2012
“Careless of wreck or ruin, still they singTheir light songs to the listening ocean caves…” Cave of the Storm Nymphs by Edward Poynter, 1903

“Careless of wreck or ruin, still they sing
Their light songs to the listening ocean caves…”

Cave of the Storm Nymphs by Edward Poynter, 1903

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(Notes: 26)
  
Filed under: England art nymphs painting sea shipwreck nude galleon 
September 6, 2012
Undersea Salvager from Amazing Stories, 1939

Undersea Salvager from Amazing Stories, 1939

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(Notes: 5)
  
Filed under: submarine undersea Amazing Stories 1930s 1939 shipwreck 
August 30, 2012

Google Street View: an inadvertent artist. Images collected by Jon Rafman.

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(Notes: 55)
  
Filed under: elk shipwreck tiger seagulls park street costume animals google photography