Hi All, If you are a shipwreck buff, you might be interested in this URL: http://www.mms.gov/alaska/ref/ships/index.htm This site is for Alaskan shipwrecks, but has links to many, many other places. The list is broken down and listed in groups by the first letter of the vessels' names. For some inexplicable reason, I could only display the first two and last pages for any given letter. Even so, it is extremely interesting, as it goes back to the 1700s. I sent the website author a note, hopefully they will fix the website so all pages can be displayed. While the descriptions of how the vessels were lost are quite short, it is easy to conjure up a vivid picture in one's mind. Example: "Name: Acushnet, Type of Vessel: ship, Date of Wreck: 8/16/1851, Cause of Wreck: Went ashore in fog and sank in 10 fathoms of water. Same ship Herman Melville deserted in the Marquesses in 1842. , Where Lost: St. Lawrence Island, Length/Tons: 359 (feet or tons??). Some of the descriptions of how a vessel was lost provide good lessons. Danger of gasoline and gasoline engines without a backfire arrester is well documented. At least one vessel was lost because the master fell asleep ..... Wayne M/V Celestial Albin 43 Sundeck