Open-Wrecks is a free and open-source, self-hosted shipwreck documentor & tracker.
It lets you record, manage, and visualize shipwrecks on an interactive map ~ with full account management and approval workflows.

“Every wreck tells a story ~ Open-Wrecks helps preserve it.”

• 🔐 Account System – Sign up, log in, and manage submissions.
• 🗺️ Interactive Map – Explore shipwreck locations visually with markers.
• 📍 Point Measurement System – To measure the distance between ships/points.
• 📝 Submission Flow – Users submit shipwreck data → admins approve → it shows on the map.
• ⚛️ Modern Stack – Built with React frontend + Flask (Python) backend.
• 🗾 Updated Info – Comes with 7 Map styles, 9 ship recycling yards and 81 ships (updated daily).
• 💾 Self-Hosted – All data is stored locally, under your control.
• 🔍 View On Google Maps – All ships have the option to view the location on Google Maps.
• 🛠️ Constant Updates – I plan to update this project as much as possible.

git clone https://github.com/alfredredbird/Open-Wrecks.git
cd Open-Wrecks

cd open-wrecks-api
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt
python3 main.py

Runs on: http://127.0.0.1:5000 or local IP

cd open-wrecks
npm install
npm start

Runs on: http://127.0.0.1:3000 or local IP

Default admin login credentials User: explorer Password: DeepSea

For those who are wondering!

Open-Wrecks/
│── open-wrecks-api/        # Flask API & account system
│   ├── main.py
│   └── data/       # Stores pending + approved submissions
│
│── open-wrecks/       # React web app with map + UI
│   ├── src/        # code
│   └── public/     # stuff the "web" can see
│
└── README.md

Contributions are welcome!

1. Fork the project

2. Create a new branch (feature/my-new-feature)

3. Commit your changes (git commit -m "Added a cool feature")

4. Push to your branch (git push origin feature/my-new-feature)

5. Open a Pull Request

Open-Wrecks is licensed under the MIT License. You’re free to use, modify, and distribute it — just give credit.

📽️ Youtube Demo: https://youtu.be/Nf2mrm8cocI

📖 Docs: (Coming soon)

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/alfredredbird1
• Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/Alfredredbird/

Other tools in the fleet:

• Bibi-Bird (beta): https://github.com/alfredredbird/Bibi-Bird
• Tookie-OSINT: https://github.com/afredredbird/tookie-osint