Photo of the Day: Amazing Sunken Ship

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From gCaptain, a great nautical blog:
"In this haunting image by Ruslan Eliseev, we see the sunken remains of the 76-ft Mar Sem Fin, a Brazilian boat that was used for scientific and educational expeditions. The boat, which sunk on April 7, 2012, lies at a depth of about 9 meters (30 ft) in Ardley Bay, Antarctica. Thankfully the crew was completely evacuated and nobody was hurt."

One of the more amazing pictures I have seen in a while - partly because of the clarity of the water, partly the perspective, but mostly because of the "holy shit" factor.

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