Now a designated marine sanctuary, this eerie tangle of abandoned ships is dubbed the largest shipwreck fleet in the Western Hemisphere. The vessels date to the First World War, when hundreds of wooden steamships were built – the ships, which were poorly constructed in haste, ultimately never made it to war in any capacity, and were eventually deserted in Mallows Bay. Today they remain, haunting and decaying, a habitat for osprey and a fascinating attraction for kayakers in the bay.

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