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A pair of ARR coal cars sit wrecked on flat beds at an unlabeled location.
Taken in June 1983.
Photo by Ralph W. Kingston.
Part of the GFMRRC Collection.
I am sure the owners would be upset with this picture title, but it does seem to be the case that the boat yard at Willow Bridge Marina accommodates a number of "projects" which appear to be rotting away.
The Garden Island Ships' Graveyard, in the North Arm of the Port Adelaide River, offers paddlers a chance to experience part of South Australia's early maritime history.
The 26 wrecks at Garden Island are part of one of the world's largest and most diverse ships' graveyards. Boasting the remains of sailing ships, steamers, motor vessels, ferries, barges, dredgers and pontoons, the site provides a unique glimpse into our past.
The mudflats the wrecks lay on are bounded by mangroves – one of the few remaining systems in metropolitan Adelaide. This eco-system provides a habitat for dolphins, other marine creatures and bird species, enhancing a recreational paddler's experience.
The trail is marked by three on-water signs near the main group of wrecks, as well as two on-land signs at the Garden Island boat ramp.
Thanks to Google Earth for the images.
Still image from Aubrey O'Day's debut music video "Wrecking Ball" www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtx693VfgpI
Geologists believe that the rocks in this area have experienced a mid-continental collision beginning some 1.1 billion years ago. Mountain building was followed by millions of years of erosion. Some 450 million years ago a marine sea flooded this area leaving deposits of limestone, yet non of these thick deposits have survived the subsequent erosion on Wreck Island.
Glaciation has also contributed to sculpting the park’s landscape. Continental glaciation finished the job of removing the last traces of soft limestone. The last sheet covered the Wreck Island area approximately 60,000 years ago, however, it was 14,000 years ago that an event far to the north of Hudson Bay would leave a lasing record on the island. A catastrophic release of glacial meltwater occurred, releasing a huge quantity of debris-laden water with “nowhere to go”. Ice still covered this part of Georgian Bay, including Wreck Island, as the water rushed southward. It travelled beneath the ice under tremendous pressure. The water was able to push up the base of the glacier and travel along the ground. The rushing torrents was filled with sharp grit, cobbles and boulders. This torrent attacked the rock surfaces of Wreck Island much like a giant sand blaster, resulting in the erosional processes evident today.
Source: Wreck Island Trail by Ontario Parks.
The barge from the Marokopa Marae over the river broke its mooring in the storm and got washed down river and out to sea. It went about 5 kms up the coast apparently, before the tide brought it back and pushed it back up the river mouth.
All the handrails are bent and broken and the deck has broken away.
I came across it in Amazon while ordering the 1000 Journal Project book. Turns out so many flickries work on this book. Makes me wanna try it myself. Good to challenge myself and do something that I normally wouldn't do.
A slightly wrecked beach chair on Cahoon Hollow Beach in Wellfleet. People had clearly been walking around it for a while.
Part of the Cape Cod National Seashore.
Wreck of Kiel Canal WSA owned work barge at WSA site in Kiel Holtenau (inside Kiel Canal) 2011-10-28
Wreck this journal
The colours look quite dull in the photo, but it is probably one of the brightest pages
Wrecked DC-3 Plane on Sólheimasandur, Iceland. It was an eerie sight at night. It doomed up, with its ticking and creaking parts.
A GRP cruiser has caught fire and sunk on the Grand Union Canal opposite Tiddenfoot Waterside Park in Linslade