Pirapama
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The
paddle steamer Pirapama was supposedly laid down in 1841
in Durham, but no further information or details have been
found out about her history. In the late 1880s she was
owned by a company in Rio de Janeiro and in March 1887 she
collided with Bahia,
another Brazilian steam paddler. 37 people perished in the
accident. Pirapama was later found guilty in the accident
and was scuttled two years later. The remains of her,
mostly parts of the hull and scattered mechanical parts,
rest today on a depth of 20 to 24 meter approx six
nautical miles outside Recife.
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 Picture: The remains of Pirapama From video by Dudamaldaner  Last updated: September 2019 |
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