So, I read an article that a US warship ran aground at Samsun Turkey while mooring.
I decided to take a look from google earth just to see the area. I was slightly confused trying to figure out how they got to the Black Sea but I cleared my mind about that by tracing the route through Istanbul.
Anyway, while scoping around I took a close up view of a container ship and then noticed these ghost views of many ships, under the water? At least six of them anyway.
Take a look at N41 17 54.38, E36 21 25.78 and see what you think.
US Ship runs aground Samsun Turkey>One answer
That's an awesome google earth find. Probably intentional sinkings for reef building, I guess ...
Someone posted a pic a couple years ago in Asia where ships are run around and dismantled for scrap. I guess there environmental standards are low, because you could see the pollution oozing from the site.
great google earth find!
US Navy Ship runs aground Samsun Turkey> Google Earth
That ship has been out of commission for a week. It was meant to be there in case of an Olympic terror event.
Just wondering if the GPS was spoofed to run it off course?
Paul in PA
Hmmm. I'm not entirely sold. The "ghost" ships are all at the point that they joined the high resolution harbor images with the low resolution ocean images. What we're seeing may be caused by the overlap and the opacity of the overlying image. If you look at the grouping of ships slightly southeast of your place marker, you can see two identical ships that seem to intersect each other; I'd assume that's the amount that the ship turned between exposures.
You can also go through the area and pick out a copy of most of the ships in the images.
In fact, if you find the grouping of the two intersecting ships I mentioned, a third ship can be seen with a definite wake behind it, adjacent to the first pairing.
Edit- I see that the article you posted explains it. Suppose I should have read it prior to replying.
I was in the US Navy and on my last cruise we went to the Black Sea. I cant recall the Country or Port we were going to visit, but after we made it to the Black Sea they canceled the Port visit due to a civil war being fought 10 miles away this was back in the summer of 2001. So we just cruised around the Black Sea for a few days. We did go through Istanbul. They have two bridges and when you see them you say there is no way we can fit under them, but there is plenty of room between the Mast and bridge.
Istanbul was a really nice place to visit if anyone is thinking about going there.
