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The remains of a late sixteenth or early seventeenth century carrack was discovered in Yarmouth Roads, Isle of Wight, England in 1984. The site was designated under the Protection of Wrecks Act on 9 April 1984. The wreck is a Protected Wreck managed by Historic England.
SS Varvassi is a wrecked ship just off the Needles lighthouse, which is at the western end of the Isle of Wight. The ship crashed about 150 metres west of the lighthouse. [2] The Isle of Wight is off the South coast of England, near Southampton. Varvassi was a 3,875-ton Greek merchant steamship that was wrecked on the Needles rocks in 1947.
Atherfield Ledge is a rocky outcrop extending from the coast of the Back of the Wight, Isle of Wight. This is a famous shipwreck location. This is a famous shipwreck location. Along with Brook Ledge and Brighstone Ledge it is one of the area's main shipping hazards.
A 1,028 GRT merchant vessel sank in heavy seas 6.6 nautical miles (12.2 km) SW from the Isle of Wight. HMS Scout Royal Navy: 25 March 1801 A French corvette captured by the British and renamed Scout. She was wrecked off The Needles. HMS Swordfish Royal Navy: 7 November 1940
The wreck of a wooden sailing vessel was discovered in Thorness Bay, Isle of Wight, England in 2010. The site was designated under the Protection of Wrecks Act on 31 July 2013. The wreck is a Protected Wreck managed by Historic England.
Verity was built in The Netherlands in 2001 and operated since 2008 by the Anglo-Dutch shipping company Faversham Ships, [2] based at Cowes, Isle of Wight. [3] It was a general cargo ship, measured 2,601 GT, had an overall length of 91.25 m (299.4 ft) and capacity of 3,676 DWT; Verity was registered in the Isle of Man and carried IMO number ...
Irex was a sailing vessel wrecked at Scratchell's Bay on the Isle of Wight by The Needles on 25 January 1890, while on her maiden voyage. [1] Ship history
The discovery of the wreck of HMS Pomone at The Needles in 1969 led the Isle of Wight Council to fund and organise a team to research and excavate the site. [3] As more wrecks were discovered in the following decades, the Isle of Wight Maritime Heritage Project was formed.