Irish Wrecks On-Line - Bolivar MV (No. 121)

*Vessel Type:*	Norwegian Motor Vessel	*Location:*	Co. Dublin
*Date of Loss:*	4th March 1947	*Place:*	Kish Bank
*Cause of Loss:*	Ran aground in snowstorm	*Boat Dive from:*	Dun Laoghaire
*Charted Depth:*	12m	*Irish O.S. Map:*	Discovery Series No. 50
*Height of Wreck:*	6m	*Admiralty Chart No:*	1415 and/or 1468
*Hull Material:*	Steel	*Latitude (GPS):*	53 16.21 North
*Type of Seabed:*	Sand	*Longitude (GPS):*	05 55.21 West
*Average Visibility:*	5 - 10m	*Diving Experience:*	Novice

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Diving Information:

Lies in an East West direction near the No. 2 Buoy and is broken in two - stern to mid-castle section and bow which lies 150 metres to the North.
Plenty of fish, congers etc. and lots of artifact laying around.
Best dived 1.5 to 2 hours before High/Low Water.

Historical Information:

Built by Akers of Oslo, she grossed 5,230 tons, measured 445 x 57 x 24ft. and was owned by the Fred Olsen Line.
Powered by a 14 cylinder oil engine.
She was on her maiden voyage which took her to South America and on to Dublin via Liverpool.
Struck the Kish Bank during a severe snowstorm and broke in two.
Engine room was salvaged and she was partly dispersed with explosives as she was an obstruction in 1948. The bow section is intact.
No lives were lost.

Source Publications:

"Irish Wrecks Database"

by
Roy Stokes & Liam Dowling

"Shipwreck Index of Ireland"

by
Richard & Bridget LarnLloyd's Register - Fairplay Ltd 2002 - ISBN: 1900839970

Lloyd's Register - Fairplay Ltd 2002 - ISBN: 1900839970

"Shipwrecks of the Irish Coast 1105 - 1993"

by
Edward J. Bourke

Edward J. Bourke 1994 - ISBN: 0952302705

Other Sources:

UK Diving

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Internet (1999)

Last update - 07-Feb-2006