Astron shipwreck penatration, Dominican Republic,Punta Cana, Jan.02,2015 from bow stern meaning Watch Video
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Description: The Astron (previously named Esmeralda and Bonnie) is a shipwreck located off the coast of Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. She was a Russian owned freighter built in France by Chantiers de l'Atlantique during 1957. She was 127 metres (139 yards) long, weighed 27,990 tons, and was powered by motor.[1][2]nnShe was delivering 60 tons of corn to Cuba on 7 April 1978, when she ran aground in Punta Cana during a storm.[3] She broke apart into two pieces with the bow above the water and the stern
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