SS Thistlegorm(wreck)

Egypt / South Sinai / El Tur /
 Second World War 1939-1945, ship wreck, interesting place, draw only border
The SS Thistlegorm was a British armed Merchant Navy ship.The Thistlegorm was sunk by two German bombers returning from Crete.They dropped two 1,000 lb bombs,both hit the ship.The bombs penetrated No 4 Hold detonating ammunition stored there.It was so forceful that it launched two railway locomotives stacked on deck into the air.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Thistlegorm
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Coordinates:   27°48'59"N   33°55'13"E

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