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| Vessel Type: |
Spanish Factory Ship |
Location: | Co. Cork |
| Date of Loss: | 1st August 1986 | Place: | Ardnakilla Point |
| Cause of Loss: | Struck rocks | Boat Dive from: | Castletownbere |
| Charted Depth: | 25m | Irish O.S. Map: | Discovery Series No. 84 |
| Height of Wreck: | Admiralty Chart No: | 1840 and/or 2424 | |
| Hull Material: | Steel | Latitude: | |
| Type of Seabed: | Longitude: | ||
| Average Visibility: | Diving Experience: | Experienced |
| No image listed. |
Diving
Information:
Historical
Information:
- She measured 110 ft. and was manned by a Spanish crew under a British flag in order to comply with EEC regulations.
- During a severe gale her engines failed as she neared Castletownbere Harbour and she struck rocks at Ardnakilla Point.
Source Publications:
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"Irish
Wrecks Database"
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by
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Roy Stokes & Liam Dowling |
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"Shipwrecks
of the Irish Coast 1105 – 1993"
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by
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Edward J. Bourke |
| Edward J. Bourke 1994 - ISBN: 0952302705 |
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Last update - 05-Dec-2005
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