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Tangalooma Wrecks.



The photo actually shows the Tangalooma Wrecks in Queensland, Australia.

The 15 boats were intentionally sunk back in the 1960s to create an artificial reef and harbour for smaller boats on the island.

Richie0974:
I was starting to wonder if my network was that bad cos Explorers would never post this without pictures.

lols.

Poveglia Island, Italy.




Poveglia was constructed on a permanent fortification built by the Venetian government, and from 1793 - 1814 was used as a plague quarantine station, or“lazaretto” one of many in the Venetian lagoon.

The tiny island is said to have hosted over 160,000 infected souls living out their final days and hours on the Island.

50 percent of the soil consists of human remains.

Recently, mass graves have been found on the nearby islands containing the remains of thousands of plague victims.

Poveglia has yet to be fully investigated.

Pictures coming, network is bad.

Oradour, France.




In 1944, the entire town, made up of 642 men, women, and children, was slaughtered by Nazi German soldiers after mistakenly believing an officer was being held captive there.

After the slaughter, the matter was brought to the attention of the officers that they had, indeed, been in the wrong village.

Today, a new village was erected near-by, but the remnants of the aftermath of this tragedy remain as a reminder to never forget those who had lived there.

Floating Forests, Sydney, Australia


The SS Ayrfield, a large steam ship, was set to be dismantled at the ship yard following World War II.

However, when the yard shut down, the SS Ayrfield, along with lots of other ships, were left to sit, untouched.

Nature has stepped in and showed us its capability by growing these mesmerizing forests on the hulls of these ships.

Isla de las Munecas, Mexico City, Mexico


This is definitely one of the creepiest and eeriest abandoned places.

The story is said that the former caretaker of the area found a young dead girl, and to appease her spirit, he began placing dolls in the trees, on the fences, and anywhere else.

What is even more eerie is that the caretaker is said to have been found dead in the same spot he found the girl.

Unoccupied Irish Homes, Ireland.


At first glance, this looks like a nice and quiet neighborhood that any family would love to live in.

When you look a bit closer, you’ll see that these houses are not occupied, nor have they ever been.

Ireland has lots of neighborhoods that were built up, but after the housing collapse in 2008, these homes were never sold.

Although no one has ever lived here, it is creepy to walk these empty streets.

Abandoned Movie Theatre, Detroit, Michigan


Detroit was once a thriving city, but after the fall of the motor industry, Detroit was left in shambles.

This beautifully designed movie theatre was one of many places that were left to abandonment, leaving behind a chilling reminder of how great this city once was.

Haunting pictures of the Belgian 'car graveyard' where U.S. soldiers hid beautiful vintage motors after WWII.




This is the haunting sight of a 'car graveyard' nestled in a Belgian forest, where vintage motors sit rusting among the fronds.

The old-fashioned vehicles are thought to have been left in the wood near the village of Chatillon by U.S. soldiers who were stationed in southern Belgium during World War II.

When the war ended, military troops were sent home, but could not afford to ship the cars they had bought and hid them in the forest.

Since then, other cars have been added to the cemetery, many by soldiers stationed in the area after the war.

Abandoned Doll Factory, Spain.

There is not much for recorded history about this place, but one thing for certain is that it is one of the creepiest abandoned places.

With disassembled doll parts everywhere, this place is something out of a horror movie.

Church of the Ghosts, Lukova, Czech Republic.




Located in the northwestern Bohemia town of Luková, the ‘Church of Nine Ghosts’ first fell into disrepair after the ceiling caved in during a funeral service in 1968.

Locals took that as a bad omen, and boarded up the 14th century structure, holding services outside instead.

But many residents saw the church as an important part of the town’s history, and wanted to see it restore.

A local artist placed eerie phantoms in the church to bring attention to the spirit of the church, creating a haunting experience for those who go to visit.

Kolmanskop, Namibia.



Kolmanskop was a very small settlement in Namibia that suddenly grew and flourished in the early 1900s when German settlers found the area to be booming with diamonds.

But, eventually, the craze for wealth gave out after World War I when the diamond fields began to deplete.

By the 1950s, the town was completely deserted, and is now visited only by photographers and tourists.

Hashima Island, Japan



This place was once an island that was filled with coal, home to 5,000 workers.

Once all the coal had been extracted, there was no more use for the island.

Today the island lays barren, nothing more than an eerie place filled with a glimpse of what was once there and shadows.

Pripyat, Ukraine.



The city of Pripyat was established in Ukraine, close to the border of Belarus on Feb. 4th 1970 as a Soviet nuclear city.

It was a residential to the workers who worked in the nearby Chernobyl nuclear power plant.

But in 1986, the nuclear power plant faced a disaster, more popularly known as the Chernobyl Disaster of 1986, which led to the evacuation of the entire city.

Priypat, thus, remains a radioactive ghost city haunted by the nightmares of that dreadful night.

Willard Asylum, Willard, New York.


In 1869, the Willard Asylum for the Chronic Insane was established.

But it had to shut down its operations in 1995.

Housing well over 4000 patients during its boom, more than half of the 50,000 patients admitted to the asylum died within its walls.

This makes the asylum’s morgue (pictured above) one of the creepiest places you can ever imagine.

Abandoned Domino Sugar Factory, Brooklyn, New York


The Domino Sugar factory in Brooklyn, New York, was the original refinery of the American Sugar Refining Company, that produced Domino brand sugar.

It dates from 1882, when it used to be the largest sugar refinery in the world.

But in 2000, the refinery witnessed the longest labor strikes in the history of New York City.

Over 250 workers protested their wages and working conditions for twenty months.

As a result, the refinery stopped operating in 2004, after running for 148 years.

Sunken Yacht, Antarctic



This spooky looking ghost ship is the Mar Sem Fim a Brazilian yacht that was wrecked near Ardley Cove in Antarctica.

A Brazilian crew had taken it to film a documentary, but fell victim to strong winds, forcing the crew to abandon the yacht.

The water that washed over the ship froze, cracked its hull and eventually sunk the yacht, but it has since been salvaged.

Since the beginnings of civilization, people have been occupying areas and abandoning them.

There are a multitude of reasons for leaving a place behind.

Some places are erected and utilized with a purpose with the intentions of only being occupied for a certain period of time.

Some places may have been in the path of destruction due to natural disasters, war, nuclear radiation outbreak, or other environment or biological hazards.

Some places may have just run their course with a dwindling population that eventually leads to abandonment.

No matter what the reason behind why places are abandoned, people are often drawn to explore these vacant places and discover the mysteries that are tucked away.







http://www.placesyoullsee.com/35-scary-and-haunted-abandoned-places/

http://inyminy.com/39-creepypasta-abandoned-places-will-scare-silly/

paschal47:
It's nice but can always be overridden

I believe that.

paschal47:
What about a submarine?




Is it inclusive?

Yes

Haniel18:
A single nuclear missile will destroy dis ship and all d money spent will be gone.just wasting money for nonsense projects,if dey had used d money for climate and economic change for d world it would have been better.
Just wasting money for useless war,stupid Russia will follow suit

Even missiles that are not nuclear or torpedoes can hit and sink her.

But do you know the only problem here?



Hitting her......


She will detect threats from hundreds of miles away, launching fighters jets, Apaches, destroyer boats, even missiles or torpedoes to counter the threat.

Though is likely there's a technology that can blind or hack her radar.

tdayof:
20 planes? Where did that report come from. It's not up to that.

check casualties on this page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Shayrat_missile_strike

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/04/07/syria-missile-attack-satellite-photos-show-major-damage-to-airfields.html

https://sputniknews.com/military/201704071052421286-20-syrian-jets-destoyed-us/

https://www.defensetech.org/2017/04/07/us-strike-damage-syrian-airfield

http://abcnews.go.com/US/syrian-jets-off-air-base-hit-us/story?id=46646770

Earlier this month North Korea tested a liquid-fueled Scud missile which only traveled a fraction of its range.

This year North Korean officials, including leader Kim Jong Un, have repeatedly indicated an intercontinental ballistic missile test or something similar could be coming.

'We feel the increased presence is necessary,' the official said, citing North Korea's worrisome behavior.

In response, a U.S. Navy group led by the USS Carl Vinson (pictured) will be heading towards the Korean peninsula from Singapore as concerns grow that Kim Jong Un is advancing his country's nuclear arsenal, it was revealed on Saturday.





http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4394456/U-S-Navy-group-heading-Korean-peninsula.html

Meanwhile

North Korea calls U.S. airstrike on Syria an 'unforgivable act of aggression' as National Security Council advises Trump he could assassinate Kim Jong Un or put nukes in SouthKorea.

Before the US strikes LeaderKim Jong Unand Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad exchanged messages of warm wishes and pledges of friendship and cooperation between the two countries.Al-Assad thanked Kim for recognising the Syrian struggle to 'meet such challenges as sinister actions of the world's terrorists and encouraging Syria to successfully weather the crisis without fail.'President Trump ordered the attack on a Syrian airbase after a gas attackby al-Assad's government killed 87 people in a rebel-held territory.

Syrian Armed Forces chief of staff Ali Abdullah Ayyoub (centre, left) visited the al-Shayrat airfield near Homs to inspect the damage caused by 59 US cruise missiles.


About 20 planes were destroyed.

From here:


https://www.nairaland.com/3729111/putin-diverted-warship-protect-syrian



Russian and Iranian forces last night warned Donald Trump they would retaliate with military action if he launched more airstrikes on Syria.

In an ominous threat raising the prospect of war, they said the US President had crossed a ‘red line’ with his surprise missile bombardment on Bashar al-Assad’s forces.

‘From now on we will respond with force to any breach of red lines and America knows our ability to respond well,’ the military chiefs said in a joint statement with Hezbollah.

The Russian Embassy in London last night suggested there could be ‘real war’ if Moscow is presented with an ultimatum over Syria.

But Boris Johnson will today lead a push for Russia to face tough new sanctions unless it withdraws its support for Assad.

At a G7 meeting in Italy, the Foreign Secretary will call for Moscow to be threatened with isolation from the international community and a raft of economic punishments.

In a statement they said: ‘What America waged in an aggression on Syria is a crossing of red lines.

From now on we will respond with force to any aggressor or any breach of red lines from whoever it is and America knows our ability to respond well.

’The phrasing appeared to be a mocking reference to Barack Obama’s warning in 2012 that Assad should not cross a ‘red line’ by using chemical weapons.

In a further sign of increasing tensions, the Russian Embassy in London responded with anger to claims the G7 Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Britain and America could today agree to slap Putin with the threat of sanctions unless he pulls his troops out of Syria and ends his support for Assad.






http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4396068/Russia-ups-ante-Syria-with.html

Obama's war room vs Trump's war room.


Obama


U.S. President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden(ex), along with members of the national security team, receive an update on Operation Neptune's Spear, a mission against Osama bin Laden, in one of the conference rooms of the Situation Room of the White House, May 1, 2011.

They are watching live feed from drones operating over the bin Laden complex.





Trump


President Donald Trump and his team being briefed on the Syria strikes, 7th April, 2017

About 5,000 shipbuilders have been involved in the construction of the Navy's most expensive warship.

The USS Gerald R. Ford will weigh almost 100,000 tonnes or as much as 400 Statue of Libertys.

The ship has a five-acre flight deck, and holds 4,660 personnel and 75 aircraft, and was designed completely using 3D computer modelling.

It can reach speeds upwards of 30 knots (about 34 mph), and has more than 10,000,000 feet of electronic cable built in.

The giant warship is 1,106-foot long and will be capable of launching 220 airstrikes per day from its two runways, while appearing almost invisible to radar detectors.

The ship is able to launch so many airstrikes one almost every six minutes because the deck uses electromagnetic force to propel the jets forward. It is a similar method as used on roller coasters.




The ship is currently undergoing builder's trials.

It will return to port in Virginia before embarking again for 'acceptance trials,' which are conducted by Navy inspectors.

Construction on the Ford started in 2009.

It was supposed to finish by September 2015, with costs at $10.5 billion.

But there were issues with the carrier's advanced systems and technology, including aircraft landing equipment and power generation.

The ship is currently undergoing builder's trials. Itwill return to port in Virginia before embarking again for 'acceptance trials,' which are conductedby Navy inspectors.

The opening test comes almost an entire year after 'poor or unknown reliability issues' were identified in a memo last year.

The most expensive warship ever built has been put through its paces for the very first time.

The US Navy revealed Saturday the first of its new class of the USS Gerald R. Ford has headed out to sea off the coast of Virginia.

The new aircraft carrier embarked on the first of its sea trials to test various state-of-the-art systems.

The $12.9 billion carrier departed from Huntington Ingalls Industries-Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News after more than a year's delay and cost overruns.









http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4395518/USS-Gerald-R-Ford-tested-time.html

Mightyraw:
Anyone here seen jack the giant slayer?

I dnt wanna see no creature climbing out of the underworld ooooo

Lol.