All Container Ship Wrecks Carrying Metal Cargo

Francois Vieljeux Wreck

VESSEL, BUILT 1973, SANK AFTER HER CARGO SHIFTED IN VIOLENT STORM FORCE 11 WINDS AND MOUNTAINOUS SEAS WHILE ON PASSAGE FROM MOMBASA FOR ANTWERP. OWNED...

Mercedes Del Mar Wreck

TOOK ON SEVERE LIST FOR NO APPARENT REASON. WAS ABANDONED BY CREW AND SANK. WAS ON PASSAGE ALICANTE TO TENERIFE WITH ABOUT 75 CONTAINERS.

Msc Carla (Fwd Section) Wreck

BROKE IN TWO IN HEAVY WEATHER. FRONT PORTION WITH SOME 1400 CONTAINERS LATER SANK. VESSEL BUILT 1972, LENGTHENED BY INSERTION OF A MIDSHIPS SECTION IN...

Tavriya-7 Wreck

VESSEL, BUILT 1989 BY ELBEWERFTEN BOIZENBURG/ROSSLAU, ROSSLAU. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY UKRAINE RIVER FLEET ADMINISTRATION. CAPSIZED IN HEAVY SEAS WHI...