Marseille underwater (southern France), including 2 wrecks :
The Chaouen : On February 21, 1970, the Chaouen transports 640 tons of oranges from Casablanca to Marseille. The captain has already warned the port of the arrival of his ship when, around 22 h 30 he hit a high, the dry said of La Pierre à la Bague. After several attempts at rescue and because of the time required, the captain is forced to order the abandonment of the ship that will sink the next afternoon.
The prow will remain emerged for about 15 years but successive storms gradually sink the Chaouen to the bottom. Its highest point is about 6 meters deep in 2010.
The Liban : June 17, 1903, shortly before noon, less than an hour after his departure from the port of Marseille for Bastia, the liner was rammed to starboard before by the Islander, returning from Toulon with on board about forty passengers and who is preparing to enter the harbor near the Maïre island. Lebanon vainly attempts a beaching between the two blocks of rock in the south of the island. The accident causes the loss of the building and the death of nearly a hundred passengers. The uncertain number of casualties is due to the fact that ticket sales were carried out aboard the ship and therefore still took place at the time of the tragedy.
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