Astron (ship)
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The Astron is a shipwreck
located off the coast of Punta Cana
in the Dominican Republic
. She was a Russia
n owned freighter built in France
during 1957 and was 120 metres (131 yards) long.
She was delivering 60 tons of corn to Cuba
on 7 April 1978, when she ran aground in Punta Cana during a storm. She broke apart into two pieces with the bow
above the water and the stern
underwater, with 7,330 barrels of bunker fuel being recorded to have been lost by the incident. The ship is in water 16 metres (17.5 yards) deep, meaning it can be visited by scuba diving
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Shipwreck
A shipwreck is what remains of a ship that has wrecked, either sunk or beached. Whatever the cause, a sunken ship or a wrecked ship is a physical example of the event: this explains why the two concepts are often overlapping in English....
located off the coast of Punta Cana
Punta Cana
Punta Cana is part of the newly created Punta Cana-Bávaro-Veron-Macao municipal district in La Altagracia, the easternmost province of the Dominican Republic. The area is best known for its beaches and balnearios, which face both the Caribbean and Atlantic, and it has been a popular tourist...
in the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
. She was a Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n owned freighter built in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
during 1957 and was 120 metres (131 yards) long.
She was delivering 60 tons of corn to Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
on 7 April 1978, when she ran aground in Punta Cana during a storm. She broke apart into two pieces with the bow
Bow (ship)
The bow is a nautical term that refers to the forward part of the hull of a ship or boat, the point that is most forward when the vessel is underway. Both of the adjectives fore and forward mean towards the bow...
above the water and the stern
Stern
The stern is the rear or aft-most part of a ship or boat, technically defined as the area built up over the sternpost, extending upwards from the counter rail to the taffrail. The stern lies opposite of the bow, the foremost part of a ship. Originally, the term only referred to the aft port section...
underwater, with 7,330 barrels of bunker fuel being recorded to have been lost by the incident. The ship is in water 16 metres (17.5 yards) deep, meaning it can be visited by scuba diving
Scuba diving
Scuba diving is a form of underwater diving in which a diver uses a scuba set to breathe underwater....
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