Candolim Beach
Sandy shore where a wrecked bulk carrier lay grounded for twelve years, now buried beneath trucked-in sand.
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Candolim Beach in Goa hides a wrecked bulk carrier, the River Princess, driven ashore by a monsoon storm in June 2000 and never fully removed. The guide follows the mystery of what happened to millions of dollars in scrap metal that vanished before a state audit, local rumors that someone deliberately holed the hull for an insurance payout, and the twelve years salvage crews spent arguing over how to shift the ship from the sand. You'll hear how the shoreline itself eroded while the wreck sat in view of sunbathers. Next time the sand shifts underfoot here, you're standing on more history than you think.
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