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| Vessel Type: |
Trawler |
Location: | Co. Antrim |
| Date of Loss: | 2nd October 1981 | Place: | Rathlin Island |
| Cause of Loss: | Drifted onto rocks | Shore Dive from: | Ballycastle |
| Charted Depth: | 6m | Irish O.S. Map: | Discovery Series No. 5 |
| Height of Wreck: | Scattered | Admiralty Chart No: | 2798 |
| Hull Material: | Steel | Latitude: | 55 15 42 North |
| Type of Seabed: | Rocks | Longitude: | 06 15 24 West |
| Average Visibility: | 8 - 12m | Diving Experience: | Novice |
| No image listed. |
Diving Information:
- She lies in shallow water and badly broken up at Faraganlack Point.
- Not subject to tidal current.
- Visibility is usually very good.
- Bow section lies on the beach.
Historical Information:
- Formerly the "Monte Erlo", she was owned by Atlantic Loyola Fishing Co., Devon, grossing 178 tons and measuring 110 x 24 x 13ft..
- Built in 1964 in Spain, she was powered by an 8 cylinder oil engine.
- The lighthouse keeper spotted the trawler aground on the East side of the island. The distress message from the "Erlo Hills" gave its position as Sanda Island off the Mull of Kintyre.
- The coaster "Ceol Mor" towed her off the rocks. The "Erlo Hills" then suffered engine failure and drifted. The Campbletown lifeboat took the crew off before she ran aground on Faraganlack Point.
- Suspected to be involved in clandestine activity, but nothing was ever found as proof.
Source Publications:
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"Shipwreck
Index of Ireland"
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by
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Richard & Bridget Larn |
| Lloyd's Register - Fairplay Ltd 2002 - ISBN: 1900839970 | ||
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"Shipwrecks
of the Irish Coast 932 - 1997"
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by
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Edward J. Bourke |
| Edward J. Bourke 1998 - ISBN: 0952302713 | ||
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"The
Harsh Winds of Rathlin"
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by
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Tommy Cecil |
| Impact Printing 1990 - ISBN: 0948154659 |
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Last update - 04-Apr-2003
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