Naufrágio Orion (Ilha do Macuco)

The Orion was built by the Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg for Hamburg-Südamerikanische, with a steel hull and a displacement of 1,886 tons. It was a passenger ship with first and second class, running a regular line between Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires, with stops along the way. On its last voyage, it left Florianópolis bound for Itajaí. The date of the sinking varies between records, which give 21 August 1912 or a 15th day of the month. The cargo also varies: there are records of ceramics and also of the ship being empty.

Two large boilers still sit in the middle of the hull and, near them on the starboard side, a large metal cylinder that is believed to have been used in an attempt to refloat the ship. The bow is completely destroyed; the rudder and two propeller hubs, already stripped of their blades, remain on the bottom, and an anchor lies about 10 m from the port side. Today, fish use the remains of the Orion as a shelter to escape predators.