Modern Shipwrecks
in the Marshall Islands

Photo Essays
by Dirk HR Spennemann


Wreck of a fishing vessel at the ocean side of Majuro Airport
(Photograph © 1989-2001 Dirk HR Spennemann)
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The wreck of the Ryuo Maru 28 on the reef's egde of Enemakej Island, Majuro Atoll
(Photograph © 1989-2001 Dirk HR Spennemann)
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Wreck of the Yamato Maru No 32, Ebon
(Photograph © 1989-2001 Dirk HR Spennemann)
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Wreck of a Korean Fishing vessel, Ebon
(Photograph © 1989-2001 Dirk HR Spennemann)
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Wreck of a Japanese WWII motor launch, Ebon Island, Ebon Atoll
(Photograph © 1989-2001 Dirk HR Spennemann)
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Small coastal trading vessel used as fill for the development of the Majuro Dock
(Photograph © 1989-2001 Dirk HR Spennemann)
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Refridgeration Barge in Majuro Lagoon
(Photograph © 1989-2001 Dirk HR Spennemann)
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The weck of a 1970s or 1980s fishing vessel on the southwestern ocean reef of Mile Island, Mile Atoll.
(Photograph © 1989-2001 Dirk HR Spennemann)
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Wreck of an LCU in Maloelap Lagoon
(Photograph © 1989-2001 Dirk HR Spennemann)
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Wreck of the Toreshima Maru in Maloelap Lagoon
(Photograph © 1989-2001 Dirk HR Spennemann)
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Wreck of a Japanese subchaser off Ollot, in Wotje Lagoon
(Photograph © 1989-2001 Dirk HR Spennemann)
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Bibliographic citation for this document

Spennemann, Dirk H.R. (2001). Modern Shipwrecks in the Marshall Islands--A Photo Essay. URL: http:/marshall.csu.edu.au/Marshalls/html/History/shipwrecks.html

CONTACT:
Dirk H.R. Spennemann, Institute of Land, Water and Society, Charles Sturt University, P.O.Box 789, Albury NSW 2640, Australia.
e-mail: dspennemann@csu.edu.au


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