Coronado, CA, US. 9th Feb, 2016. Wreck of S.S. Monte Carlo .Remains of the gambling ship S.S. Monte Carlo, in the surf at Coronado. It's been there since it washed up on New Year's Eve, 1936. Violent El Nino storms have uncovered what's left of the Monte Carlo, a ship that once hosted thousands of gamblers off the California coast.The SS Monte Carlo was an oil tanker launched in 1921 as the SS McKittrick but later became a gambling and prostitution ship. Credit: ZUMA Press, Inc./Alamy Live News
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Feb. 9, 2016 - Coronado, CA, US - Wreck of S.S. Monte Carlo .Remains of the gambling ship S.S. Monte Carlo, in the surf at Coronado. It's been there since it washed up on New Year's Eve, 1936. Violent El Ni–o storms have uncovered whatÕs left of the Monte Carlo, a ship that once hosted thousands of gamblers off the California coast.The SS Monte Carlo was an oil tanker launched in 1921 as the SS McKittrick but later became a gambling and prostitution ship. Monte Carlo was anchored 3 miles off Coronado Beach in San Diego where it was in international waters, outside the boundary of state and federal law. During a storm on New Year's Day in 1936 the anchor lost its hold and the ship drifted onto the beach in front of what is now the El Camino Tower of the Coronado Shores condos. No one claimed ownership because, once on shore, this gambling and prostitution ship was illegal. (Credit Image: © Daren Fentiman via ZUMA Wire)