Retro: The abandoned ships of the River Wyre
These fascinating photographs were taken more than a decade ago of a ships' graveyard on the banks of the River Wyre at Fleetwood.
The rotting hulks of old boats were captured decayed in the sands of Fleetwood Marsh Nature Park and are still there.The boats have been rusting and rotting away since the 1960s and 1970s. Some are the remnants of fishing boats and others, according to locals, are the skeletons of whaling boats after the practice was banned in the 1970s. Another maritime graveyard can be found three miles inland along the Wyre at Skippool Creek. The former docks is now home to other abandoned and run-down vessels. Photos taken by Christopher Furlong for Getty Images. Do you know more about the history of the abandoned vessels? Email [email protected]---