Shipwreck
By Mark Steer
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| The Captayannis has been a landmark of the Firth of Clyde since the 1970s |
Whilst waiting to unload a shipment of sugar, a gust of wind blew the ship from its anchor and caused it to collide with an oil tanker.
Neither ship sustained any serious damage in the collision, but Captayannis' anchor chains crashed through her own hull allowing water to pour in.
The damage was so severe that the ship didn't have time to reach the shore, instead the captain beached the vessel on a sandbank, where she has remained ever since. The thirty man crew were all taken to safety before the ship finally keeled over.
The 3800 ton ship was never been removed because there is considerable confusion as to who the ship actually belongs to and no-one wants to take responsibility for the clean up. There were plans to blow the ship up, but it happens to lie in an area which is ecologically sensitive. It seems, therefore, that the Captayannis will simply be left to rust away in her own good time.
You can find this on Google Earth, or probably any other of those satellity sites, at the following grid reference: 55o 58' 33.03'' N; 4o 44' 29.35'' W.
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