The Most Beautiful Shipwrecks From Around The World

Financial Trouble

Originally named the City of York, the ship that became known as the Mediterranean Sky was built in 1952 in Newcastle, England, and served as a cruise line. While traveling from Brindisi to Patras in 1997, the ship was confiscated by the authorities for financial troubles. She stayed in Patras until 1999 and then was towed to the Eleusus Gulf in Greece, where she was abandoned. In 2002, the vessel began to take on water, causing it to tilt over. In order to stop it from sinking completely, the Mediterranean Skywas towed to shallow water and grounded.