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Old 09-23-2007, 10:38 AM   #1 (permalink)
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The Skeleton Coast



Abandoned ship in Namibia



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Fascinating series of photos, but I wish she wouldn't say "doones" How on earth did that ship get there?
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Fascinating series of photos, but I wish she wouldn't say "doones" How on earth did that ship get there?




This is the actual ship in the picture :
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...&t=h&z=18&om=1




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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduard_Bohlen

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The Eduard Bohlen was a ship that ran aground off the coast of Namibia's Skeleton Coast on September 5, 1909, in a thick fog. Currently the wreck lies in the sand a distance from the shoreline.
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This is the actual ship in the picture :
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...&t=h&z=18&om=1




And to answer your question :

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I see now. It's right on the coast.
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I see now. It's right on the coast.

Another one by the coast of morocco and mauritania :

http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=27.43...06738&t=h&z=18



This one is abondonned in Aral sea :


Aral sea :
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What stops it falling over?
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