Elgry
var på reise fra Rekefjord til Danmark da hun grunnstøtte
og sank ved Presteskjær lykt 14. desember 1982. Årsaken
til ulykken var feilnavigering, og ingen kom til skade under hendelsen.
Idag hviler vraket av Elgry på ca tyve til tretti meter, men er
relativt revet opp av værforholdene.
Man er avhengig av båt for å besøke vraket...
Elgry was on a journey from Rekefjord to
Denmark when she hit ground and sank at Presteskjær
light 14. December 1982. The cause for the accident was poor navigation,
but nobody were injured in the incident. Today the wreck of Elgry
rest on a depth of approximately twenty to thirty meters, but
is relatively torn in pieces by the hard weather. You are dependant
of a boat to visit the wreck...
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Elgry |
Kanutta, Miva Kanutta |
Steel |
180.4 x 30.6 x 11.6 f. |
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298 grt \ 181 nrt. |
Mandal ( N ) 1966 |
Kristiansand ( N ) |
Stone |
Shipyard: Båtservice Verft A/S, build#. 517.
Engine: 6cyl. 4T EV Normo DM (Bergens MV), 850 bHK.
1966:Built for Paal Wilson & Co. AS, Bergen. Named Kanutta.
1977: Sold to Peder Gustavsen, Åkrehamn \ Kopervik.
1978: Renamed Miva Kanutta.
1981: Sold to K/S Berentsen & Helgesen A/S III, Søgne \
Kristiansand.
Renamed to Elgry.
1982: Hit ground and sank.
Available underwater photography of the wreck:
www.uwphoto.no
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