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xoxoxoBruce Wednesday Sep 2 03:19 PM September 2nd, 2015: Cemitério das Âncoras
Cemitério das Âncoras is Portuguese for Cemetery of Anchors.
Many sites including Urban Ghosts, and Fogonazos describe it as...
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Rusting silently in the sand along the sweeping Atlantic coastline, the numerous anchors making up the graveyard were once used as weights for heavy fishing nets – a technique reportedly devised by the Phoenicians. The nearby town of Tavira was once a hub for tuna fishing in the Algarve, but when fish stocks became depleted the industry – and a major local livelihood – collapsed.
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However, Wikipedia shows for Cemitério das Âncoras...
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Historical reference indicate that wintering by boats in the shelter of Angra were dangerous, owing to the fury of storms.[1] Many ships were buffeted and lost their anchors by the violent swells that buffeted the "shelter" of the provincial capital, if they were not sunk outright.[1] Approximately 74 shipwrecks or sinkings occurred in the Bay of Angra between 1522 and 1996.[1]
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Divers can reach the site by boat, and the area is classified as a medium scale of difficulty, owing to the depths involved.[2] Although maritime currents are not strong, the area is identified by surface buoys: the area falls within the port-control zone associated with the Porto das Pipas, an is conditioned by boat movements.[2]
It is possible to observe a variety of anchors, from various periods of history, but specifically between the 16th and 20th century.[2] There are approximately 40 examples of anchors from different boats from these periods.[2] Many of the objects in the bay are testaments to past shipping accidents, committed by pilots that were unfamiliar with the characteristics of the bay.
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Boy, this would raise hell with you term paper.
BigV Wednesday Sep 2 03:53 PMCaveat plagiarius.
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