MV Captayannis (The Sugar Boat Shipwreck 1974)
UK-472 · Argyll and Bute, Scotland
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In January 1974, the Greek sugar-cargo ship MV Captayannis dragged its anchor during a severe gale in the Firth of Clyde. It collided with a BP tanker's anchor chains, holing its hull. The captain intentionally beached it on a sandbank, where it rolled over, remaining a prominent local landmark.
Maidenhead Locator (Nearest Car Park): IO75px73md (Calculated directly for the public parking layby at Ardmore Point). Walk along the coastal shoreline path of the Ardmore Point peninsula.
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