In the context of ‘Shipwreck Tourism’, shipwrecks in Indian waters have been explored at Sunchi Reef, Amee Shoals and Grande Island. Where are these locations?

The correct answer is ​Off the coast of Goa.

Key Points

• Sunchi Reef, Amee Shoals, and Grande Island are all located in the coastal waters of the Indian state of Goa.
• These locations are popular for shipwreck tourism and diving due to the presence of shipwrecks and the diverse marine life in the area.
• Shipwreck tourism involves visiting and exploring shipwrecks, often for recreational diving and historical interest.
• In the case of these Indian locations, shipwreck enthusiasts and divers are attracted to the underwater artifacts and the unique underwater ecosystems that have developed around these shipwrecks.

Additional Information

 Sunchi Reef:

• The earliest shipwreck in Indian waters, known only as the 'Sunchi Reef wreck' for the treacherous rocks off Goa's coast where its remains still lie, may soon get a back-story.
• Relics from the unidentified 17th-century Portuguese ship take up an entire showcase at the National Institute of Oceanography's patio displa, its 200-tonne granite ballasts preserved on campus, but little else is known -until now.

Amee Shoals:

• Amee Shoals lies on the south of Sunchi Reef, close to the Marmagao bayand has a wider extension with varying depths.
• A steam engine shipwreck has been explored in 9 m water depth off Amee Shoals in Goa waters.
• The exploration has brought to light boilers, boiler bricks (furnace bricks), flanges, water tanks, hawser, hatch doors, broken copper pipes, tubes, etc.
• During the Portuguese regime in Goa, Portuguese had leased the job of laying the railway line from Marmagao to Castle Rock in 1887 to a British Company.