The story of the captain who wrecked twice the same boat in the same place

They might not be the most spectacular shipwrecks you have ever seen, but the story that lead those 2 ships to wreck on the reef coast of new Caledonia is pretty unusual.



Ever Prosperity grounded in 1965

The strange story of the two "Ever Prosperity". They were twin ships ("Liberty ships"), they had same name and same base port in Monrovia, Liberia. The first "Ever Prosperity" went straight up on the West Coast barrier reef in 1965. The second one did exactly same in 1970. It was the same captain, a Korean man, who had been commanding each ship at the time of her grounding!

Ever Prosperity grounded in 1965


Ever Prosperity grounded in 1970

Ever Prosperity grounded in 1970

Ever Prosperity grounded in 1970

coordinates Ever Prosperity 1970 : 22°27'20.70"S 166°22'00.69"E
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coordinates Ever Prosperity 1965 : 21°54'38.45"S 165°45'19.01"E
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