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Byzantine-Rinaldo; 150 Lives Lost by Sinking of Former. THE WRECK IN TH DARDANELLES.; THE BYZANTIN RUNS INTO THE BRITISH STEAMER RINALDO--NEARLY ALL THE PASSENGERS SAVED.
Only certified divers will be permitted to explore the Dardanelles wrecks; for nondivers interested in the history of the Gallipoli sea-and-land campaign, the peninsula abounds with memorial sites ...
Some of the wrecks are in relatively shallow waters of less than 25 feet. Others are deeper at around 60 to 100 feet. One sunken ship— HMS Triumph —rests 230 feet below the surface.
SEDDULBAHIR, Turkey, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Turkey's newest park is an underwater museum of fourteen shipwrecks that lie beneath the waves of the Dardanelles Strait, a glimpse into the fierce battles ...
March 18, 1915: Disaster at the Dardanelles. The Allied naval campaign to force the Turkish straits and conquer Constantinople received a huge setback on March 18, 1915, ...
Firefighters halted the spread of a two-day forest fire in northwest Turkey on Wednesday, and authorities said shipping would partially be reopened after a suspension in the nearby Dardanelles Strait.