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Roncador Cay

Roncador Cay

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Roncador Cay is a small island of the Roncador Bank, located in the west Caribbean Sea, off the coast of Central America, 150 kilometres (93 miles) east-northeast of Providencia Island.

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History

Abandoning the wreck of the U.S.S. Kearsarge on Roncador Reef, February 3rd, 1894

On 2 February 1894, 3 days after departing Haiti, the USS Kearsarge struck the reef and sank. Her officers and crew safely made it to shore. US Congress appropriated $45,000 to return the ship, but her wreck was deemed beyond repair by the Boston Towboat Company and left on the reef.[1]

Colombia and the United States have claimed the cay but the United States abandoned its claim in a 1972 treaty.

References

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    "USS Kearsarge". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. US Naval Institute. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2023.


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