The Skeleton Coast of Namibia is infamous for the countless shipwrecks scattered along its shores.
Survivors from the French shipwreck Medusa struggle to survive.
The French shipwreck Medusa, which took place in 1816 off the coast of Mauritania, remains one of the most infamous maritime disasters in history.
During World War 2 the British Royal Navy battled the Vichy French in Africa.
The Achille Lauro burned and sank on December 2, 1994.