The Bahamas Andros Bimini Islands Berry Islands Grand Bahama Abaco Eleuthera Cat Island San Salvador Rum Cay Great Guana Cay Great Exuma Long Island Samana Cay Crooked Acklins Mayaguana Little Inagua Great Inagua Turks and Caicos Cuba Haiti Dominican Republic Puerto Rico Jamaica British Virgin Islands US Virgin Islands Anguilla St. Martin Antigua and Barbuda St. Kitts and Nevis Montserrat Guadeloupe Dominica Martinique St. Lucia Barbados St. Vincent and the Grenadines Grenada Trinidad and Tobago Venezuela Aruba Netherlands Antilles Atlantic Ocean Caribbean Sea Cayman Islands Windward Passage Gulf of Guacanayabo Straits of Florida Mona Passage When one thinks of shipwrecks in this part of the world, the myth of the cursed "Bermuda Triangle" may come to mind. This is a reasonable thought as many ships had their last voyage in this region. Though some shipwrecks do remain a mystery, most ships saw their end in this region caused by bad weather or gunfire. This map illustrates many of the shipwrecks in the Caribbean Sea region, what caused their doom, and when they went down. Shipwrecks in the Caribbean Sea Region Data Source: WWU, 2007; USGS Caribbean Shapefile, 2005; www.shipwreckcentral.com Mercator Projection Adam Norbjerg, 2007 0 210 420 105 Miles / Map Location I H I H I H I H I H Christobol Colon Type of Vessel: Spanish Cruiser Cause of Wreck: Ran Aground Date Sunk: 1898 Fatalities: None I H HMCS Canada, Queen of Nassau Type of Vessel: Canadian Steamship Cause of Wreck: Boiler Fire and Pump Failure Date Sunk: 1926 Fatalities: None, all crew escaped on life boats I H I H Rhone, RMS Type of Vessel: British Steam Ship Cause of Wreck: Hurricane Date Sunk: 1867 Fatalities: 124 (23 survivors) I H U-94 Type of Vessel: German U-Boat Cause of wreck: Depth Charge from U.S. Date Sunk: Aug. 28, 1942 Fatalities: 19 (26 survivors) I H I H Bluenose Type of Vessel: Canadian Schooner Cause of Wreck: Ran aground Coral Reef Date Sunk: Jan. 28, 1946 Fatalities: None I H U-157 I H Type of Vessel: German U-Boat Cause of Wreck: Depth Charges from U.S. Date Sunk: June 13, 1942 Fatalities: 52 (all hands lost) I H SS Hardwicke Grange Type of Vessel: U.S. Steamship Cause of Wreck: Torpedo Date Sunk: June 12, 1942 Fatalities: 3 (81 survivors)