Three shipwrecks that you can see without traveling thanks to Google Maps

Many of the ships that have been wrecked remain buried in great depths, far from the eyes of those who live on the surface. Therefore, explorations require technologies that we do not have at home.

But others ships that also played wrecks throughout their history, they are in shallow waters, usually near the coast, visibility opens the way to a very specific use Google Maps: browse digital maps looking for stranded boats.

In the following cases, you can use the satellite option for a view from above. You can also bring the yellow Street View doll for a more immersive exploration.

Two international and one local

We inaugurate this circuit on the Argentine map. With Google Maps, we travel to Usuahia, south of the country. As you can see at the bottom of this paragraph, in the Beagle Channel is the St. Kitts, a wooden ship that served the British Royal Navy during the Second World War.

The big ship: its length is 50 meters. Built in 1943 in the United States, it was operated as a tug and then sold for commercial purposes before being trapped in the southernmost province in 1957.

On the maps, we can see him rest, leaning on the coast. Saint-Christophe is located in the port area of ​​the Fuegian capital, in a region where there are different gastronomic proposals. You can see it on Google Maps, but if you go to this city, you can enjoy it day and night thanks to its particular lighting. Of course: the exploration inside is not open to the public.

The journey continues further north of the map, in Rio Grande, Brazil. In this case, the protagonist of Altair, victim of a strong storm that caused it to sink in the mid-seventies. This freighter is stuck on the beach of Rio Grande Casino and is currently one of the tourist attractions of the region.

The inhabitants say that Over time, it sinks deeper and deeper into the sand and that in the not too distant future, it will disappear. But on Google Maps, he was represented with at least part of his body hovering.

This virtual journey ends with the SS Maheno, which was originally a pbadenger ship and during the First World War New Zealand became a floating hospital. At the end of the military confrontation, the boat was again a means of transport for tourists but in 1935 it was abandoned after being entrusted to a Japanese metallurgical company.

As you can see in Street View, live your "retirement days" in Queensland, Australia. Embedded in the sand, it attracts tourists who cross the region and who are usually photographed next to its structure in full oxidation.