Bianca C
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She
is often called the Titanic of the Caribbean, and was one
of the big cruise liners from the Italian Costa Line
company who operated in the Caribbean in the 1950's and
1960's. 22.October 1961 she was on a journey from Naples
to Venezuela with nearly 400 passengers and a crew of 200
men. She had stopped outside St. George when en explosion
erupted in the engine room . Two crew members were
instantly killed in the explosion, and shortly after the
whole ship was full abalze. Bianca C laid engulfed in fire
for several days before she disappeared in the deep
outside the harbor of St. George. The battered wreck of
her rest today on a depth of approximately 30 to 50 meter.
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 Picture: Bianca C Courtesy of Naviearmatori Last updated: January
2021
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