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.
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
^"USS Kearsarge". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. US Naval Institute. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
CIA World Factbook on Colombia
(in Spanish) 1972 Treaty
(in Spanish) Luis Angel Arango Library; Tratado con Estados Unidos (Treaty with the United States)
Colombia
Colombia
