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Rutland ended her days 500 meters south of Dirhue lighthouse in Vestfold county on the night of Friday 14. May 1948. Rutland had earlier been in two accidents, but this time the ship had to yield for the forces in the sea. The ship was on a journey from Bergen to Oslo when the ship stranded in the night after the captain had misunderstood light from land with the lighthouse Barkvedlykta. The crew radioed for assistance after the accident, and early in the morning the rescue vessel Uræd showed up. They made several attempts to get the ship of ground, but all attempts were unsuccessful. On the afternoon the same day the ship tips over and sink down in the deep. later Also the rescue vessel Ula appear at the scene, and they manage to rescue the cargo and most of the inventory onboard. Today the wreck is located under the bathing hut on Dirhue in vestfold county, approximately sixty meters from land. The depth of the wreck is from two to seven meters, easily accessed with a boat...
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Edited 29.06.2007 |