Shipwreck Artifacts for Sale

Shipwreck Artifacts for Sale- A shipwreck is the wreckage of a ship that is either on land or sunken to the bottom of a body of water. Shipwrecking may be intentional or unintentional. As of 1999 there were approximately three million known shipwrecks worldwide.  Click Here for a list of Shipwrecks.

There are many reasons for shipwrecks to occur.  The ships may have been poorly designed or had improperly stowed cargo.  Human errors contributed to many shipwrecks.  Improper navigation, collisions with other ships and bad weather can lead to accidental sinking.  Ships that are sunk intentionally have been used for artificial reefs and used for breakwater purposes. 

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