According to preliminary estimates by the United Nations, there are more than 3 million vessels shipwrecked in the world today. These once-majestic ships, which today lie on the seabed or are on the coast, are a reminder that nothing in this world lasts forever. Once these ships scoured the sea, and now they serve as a sad reminder of days gone by.

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The damage that was done by the Japanese earthquake and tsunami was absolutely devastating. The number and the size of the ships and boats that were swept ashore was amazing. In the process, many of them crushed homes and other buildings.

These are shipwrecks from around the world. Even in their current condition, lying on the floor of the sea, they are still amazing in all of their splendor. It is difficult to tell what these incredible ships must have been like when they were still afloat.

Once known to be the prides of the sea, these ships are now abandoned and forgotten by most of us because of uncontrolled circumstances such as lack of manpower and poor maintenance. The sad thing is these ships were never restored and were left to rot on sea or land. Take a look of the pictures below and see the sad fate of these once-beautiful ships.

The Batillus class supertankers are the largest vessels by gross tonnage ever built. There were 4 of them, each at 555,000 metric tons DWT, constructed by France in the 1970s. A gross tonnage of Batillus is 275,276 tons. Still, if considering fully-loaded displacement, the Batillus ships don’t hold the world’s record. They are edged out by the Seawise Giant ship that serves as an oil tanker. Still, the Batillus class ships are records for tankers (with the depth of 36 meters and full load draft of 28.5 meters), and, inside this post, you can see how these largest ships were built.

These amazing ships are all made of Legos. Most of them are large, some are small, and they are all realistic. It must have taken months for these amazing ships to be assembled. They are truly incredible works of art.  

How can a 79-year-old man use matchsticks and wooden matchboxes? It turns out that these materials are perfect for building a fleet of ships. So far Phil Warren from the United Kingdom has built 432 American and British ships. His collection of ships is amazing.

Accidents on the waters are more frequent than one would think and this huge gallery proves it well.

Indeed, lots of different boats wreck each year all over the world, and container ships are no exception!

The reasons for the accidents here are varied, but in all cases the photos are impressive.