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SS Waratah and its 211 crew and passengers were last heard from on 27 July 1909. Its wreck has yet to be found.
This is a list of missing ships and wrecks . If it is known that the ship in question sank, then its wreck has not yet been located.
Ships are usually declared lost and assumed wrecked after a period of disappearance. The disappearance of a ship usually implies all hands lost. Without witnesses or survivors, the mystery surrounding the fate of missing ships has inspired many items of nautical lores and the creation of paranormal zones such as the Bermuda Triangle . In many cases a probable cause has been deduced, such as a known storm or warfare , but it could not be confirmed without witnesses or sufficient documentation.
Many disappearances occurred before wireless telegraphy became available in navigation applications in the late 1890s, which would have allowed crew to send a distress call . Sudden disasters such as military strike, collision, rogue wave , or piracy could also prevent a crew from sending a distress call and reporting a location.
Among the many missing ships on the list are submarines , which have limited communication , and provide the crew almost no chance of survival if struck by disaster under water.
The advancement of radar technology by the end of World War II and today's Global Positioning System make it more likely that a distressed vessel will be located.
Most vessels currently listed as missing disappeared over a vast search area and/or deep water and there is little commercial interest in searching for the vessels and salvaging the contents. Often the search and recovery costs are prohibitive even with today's sonar and wrecking technologies and could not be compensated by salvaged valuables , even if there were any on board. The search for these types of missing vessels is usually motivated by historical , legal or actuarial interests requiring the aid of government funding such as in the 2008 discovery of HMAS Sydney and Kormoran .[1]
The list is organised by the marine region in which the disappearance or sinking occurred, or the closest country to the area. The year of the disappearance, last known location, and possible location of the wreck are included.
Africa [ ]
show Madagascar
Possible or Last Known Location
HMS
Blenheim
1807
off the coast of Madagascar [2]
North America [ ]
Canada
Central America [ ]
Asia [ ]
Europe [ ]
show Greece
Possible or Last Known Location
HMS
Sickle
1944
probably sunk in Antikythera Channel[40]
Oceania [ ]
Australia
show New South Wales
Possible or Last Known Location
Awahou
1952
somewhere between Sydney and Lord Howe Island [60]
Amy Louise
1909
somewhere between Pernambuco, Brazil and Sydney [61]
Whale
1816
somewhere between Sydney and the mouth of the Hawkesbury River [60]
show Northern Territory
Possible or Last Known Location
Nft West
1989
somewhere in Arafura Sea [33]
Peron
1948
somewhere near Darwin [33]
Phoenix
1950
somewhere between Truscott and Darwin[33]
show Western Australia
Possible or Last Known Location
Patanella
1988
somewhere off Sydney Harbour (Suspected destroyed by a freighter at night, debris was found. )[63]
show Undetermined Area
Possible or Last Known Location
Grecian Queen
1863
somewhere between Newcastle and Melbourne (unidentified/missing wreck)[63]
John
1806
somewhere between King Island and Sydney[60]
Jumna
1881
somewhere between Hobart and Fremantle[63]
Lady Franklin
1838
somewhere between Sydney and Hobart[63]
Maid of Australia
1834
somewhere between Port Arthur and Port Philip[63]
Port Phillip Packet
1838
somewhere between Launceston and Port Phillip Bay[63]
Princess Charlotte
1820
somewhere between Hobart and Sydney[63]
Raven
1806
[63]
HMS
Sappho
1858
somewhere in Bass Strait
Senorita
1854
somewhere between Sydney and Hobart[63]
Venus
1803
somewhere between Sydney and southern New Zealand[63]
Viscount McDuff
After 8 August 1882
somewhere between Sydney and Madras (unidentified/missing wreck)[63]
Vivid
1854
somewhere between Melbourne and Circular Head, Tasmania[63]
Yarra Yarra
1838
somewhere between Launceston and Port Phillip Bay[63]
show Solomon Islands
High seas [ ]
The following lists contain entries that could not be referenced to an area close to any one particular country or an area definitely in international waters .
show Indian Ocean
Possible or Last Known Location
København
1928-1929
somewhere between Buenos Aires and Australia (also listed under Atlantic Ocean )
Madagascar
1853
somewhere between Port Phillip and London [91] (also listed under Atlantic Ocean )
Neva
1887
somewhere between Banyuwangi and Lisbon [18] (also listed under Atlantic Ocean )
Shannon
1885
somewhere between London and Calcutta [18] (also listed under Atlantic Ocean )
Burmah
1859/60
somewhere between London and New Zealand (last seen near 97E 48S)
HMS
Stonehenge
1944
somewhere in Bay of Bengal or Andaman Sea [94]
MV
MV Kairali
1979
somewhere 500 km off Margoa, India[95]
See also [ ]
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