shipwreck
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Among them is his Oscar-shortlisted “The Deep,” the tale of an Icelandic fisherman who survived a 1984 shipwreck for six hours in 41-degrees-Fahrenheit ocean water, swam to shore and then walked barefoot over lava fields.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
In this longer and more structured form, what began as an intentional scattering of ashes becomes an elegiac letter home mediated by shipwreck.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026
She was found near the Maheno shipwreck, which was washed ashore in 1935 and is now a popular tourist landmark.
From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026
The ship would, over time, attain legendary status and prompt the widespread belief, on at least three continents, that it was, as Mr. Sancton writes, “the most valuable shipwreck in history.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026
He reached the shipwreck, swimming right through the gap, as the ship did not lack for seawater within, which sloshed back and forth against the thick wooden ribs of its dark belly.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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