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SUMMARY:SS Agnes Wyllie (1877)
DESCRIPTION:SS Agnes Wyllie wreck dive\nThe SS Agnes Wyllie wreck dive explores the story of a small British iron screw steamer lost on the Goodwin Sands in 1877. Agnes Wyllie was carrying pig iron from Middlesbrough to Caen when she wrecked on New Year’s Day. Ten of her eleven crew died\, and one man survived after rescue by pilot schooner No. 4. \nThis SS Agnes Wyllie wreck dive has a bleak Channel story behind it. There was no battle\, no mine and no submarine. Instead\, a heavily laden coastal steamer met the Goodwins\, one of the most dangerous sandbanks in British waters. \nSS Agnes Wyllie wreck dive: the ship before the loss\nSS Agnes Wyllie was an iron screw steamer built in 1871. ShipIndex records her as a 302 gross ton steamer with the official number 65051. CLIP records also show Agnes Wyllie registered at Barrow in 1871 as a steam vessel. \nWrecksite attributes the steamer to Richardson\, Duck & Co. Ltd. of Thornaby\, Stockton-on-Tees. That fits the wider industrial setting of her final voyage. She sailed from Middlesbrough\, one of the great iron ports of the period\, bound for Caen in northern France. \nHer cargo was pig iron. This was a dense and unforgiving cargo\, and nineteenth-century debates often focused on whether iron cargoes had been loaded and stowed safely. However\, in the Agnes Wyllie case\, the Wreck Commissioners concluded that blame attached to no one. \nThe loss on the Goodwin Sands\nOn 1 January 1877\, Agnes Wyllie wrecked on or near the Goodwin Sands. Wrecksite places the loss about 3 miles east of the East Goodwin Lightvessel. Other shipwreck records describe the steamer as wrecked on the Goodwin Sands while sailing from Middlesbrough to Caen. \nThe Goodwins had already claimed many vessels before Agnes Wyllie reached them. These shifting banks sit beside busy Channel routes\, and they combine tide\, shoal water and poor sea room with almost vindictive efficiency. Victorian steam did not remove that danger. It merely gave ships a louder way to reach it. \nThe loss was severe. Ten of the eleven crew died\, and the single survivor was rescued by pilot schooner No. 4. I have not found a reliable accessible list of the dead\, so the men should be remembered here by number rather than guessed names. \nHansard later mentioned Agnes Wyllie during a parliamentary exchange about another iron-laden Middlesbrough steamer. The President of the Board of Trade stated that the Wreck Commissioners had concluded the Agnes Wyllie case and found no blame attached. You can read that exchange in Hansard’s 13 March 1877 record. \nThe wreck today\nFor divers\, Agnes Wyllie offers a compact but powerful Victorian wreck story. She was small\, workmanlike and loaded with industrial cargo. However\, her loss shows how dangerous the Kent coast remained even for steam-powered vessels trading on routine routes. \nThe wreck also sits in a broader pattern of Goodwin Sands losses. These were not always dramatic naval events. Many were ordinary commercial voyages that ended when tide\, cargo\, visibility\, navigation or bad luck made the final decision. Agnes Wyllie belongs firmly in that hard working\, hard lost category. \nFurther vessel identification is complicated by another ship of the same name. The wreck we are discussing is the iron screw steamer\, official number 65051\, rather than the later wrecked wooden schooner. For basic vessel indexing\, see ShipIndex’s Agnes Wyllie entry. \nAre you a Mutiny Diver? Book more dives.
URL:https://mutinydiving.com/trip/ss-agnes-wyllie-1877/
LOCATION:Dover Marina\, Esplanade\, Dover\, Kent\, CT17 9FS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event Tickets,Offshore Wrecks
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SUMMARY:MV Saint Ronan (1959)
DESCRIPTION:MV Saint Ronan wreck dive\nThe MV Saint Ronan wreck dive explores the remains of a modern British motor coaster lost near the South Goodwin Lightvessel in 1959. Saint Ronan had only entered service the previous year. However\, on 11 July 1959\, the Greek steamer Mount Athos struck her in fog and she sank with three crew lost. \nThis MV Saint Ronan wreck dive tells a short but brutal Channel story. There was no wartime attack\, no mine and no long struggle to save the ship. Instead\, poor visibility\, busy shipping lanes and one catastrophic collision ended the life of a Glasgow coaster almost as soon as her career had begun. \nMV Saint Ronan wreck dive: the ship before the loss\nSaint Ronan was a British motor coaster from Glasgow. Available records identify her as a 1958-built vessel with the official number 300202\, linked to J. & A. Gardner & Co. Ltd. of Glasgow. Therefore\, she belonged to the post-war coastal fleet that moved cargo around Britain and nearby European waters. \nShe was still a new vessel when she entered the Dover Strait in July 1959. That detail gives the wreck a particular edge. Many wrecks carry long working histories\, but Saint Ronan had barely begun hers before the Channel traffic system caught up with her. \nI have not found a reliable cargo record for her final voyage. Even so\, her type and ownership place her firmly in the everyday coastal trade. These small motor coasters kept ports supplied\, linked regional industries and spent their working lives in waters where weather\, tide and traffic always mattered. \nThe collision near South Goodwin\nOn the morning of 11 July 1959\, Saint Ronan collided with the Greek steamer Mount Athos near the South Goodwin Lightvessel. The RNLI recorded poor visibility\, a freshening southerly wind\, a choppy sea and an ebb tide. As a result\, the rescue unfolded in difficult Channel conditions. \nMount Athos rescued seven members of Saint Ronan’s crew. However\, three men remained missing. Dover lifeboat Southern Africa launched at 7.40 am\, and Walmer lifeboat Charles Cooper Henderson launched at 7.49 am. A doctor went aboard the Walmer lifeboat because Saint Ronan’s rescued master had suffered serious injuries. \nThe Walmer lifeboat put the doctor aboard Mount Athos and escorted the steamer into Dover Harbour. Meanwhile\, both lifeboats searched for further survivors. Sadly\, the search found no more men\, and the two lifeboats returned to station early that afternoon. \nYou can read the rescue account in the RNLI archive entry for Saint Ronan. A contemporary Reuter report also described the collision in the Singapore Standard report of 13 July 1959. \nThe wreck today\nFor divers\, Saint Ronan offers a modern collision wreck with a direct Dover Strait connection. The story has no mystery about the basic cause. Mount Athos struck Saint Ronan near South Goodwin\, and the smaller coaster sank rapidly. \nHowever\, the wreck still carries important human weight. Seven men survived because Mount Athos and the lifeboats acted quickly. Three men did not. Therefore\, this dive gives you more than scattered steel on the seabed. It gives you a snapshot of Channel shipping risk in the radar age\, when fog could still make a nonsense of human confidence. \nAre you a Mutiny Diver? Book more dives.
URL:https://mutinydiving.com/trip/mv-saint-ronan-1959/
LOCATION:Dover Marina\, Esplanade\, Dover\, Kent\, CT17 9FS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event Tickets,Local Wrecks
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SUMMARY:U-Boat SM UB-109 (1918)
DESCRIPTION:SM UB-109 wreck dive\nThe SM UB-109 wreck dive explores the remains of a German Type UB III submarine lost off Folkestone in 1918. UB-109 had completed a dangerous Atlantic patrol and was trying to return through the Dover Barrage when British shore-controlled mines destroyed her. As a result\, twenty-eight men died and eight survived. \nThis SM UB-109 wreck dive tells one of the sharper late-war Dover Strait stories. The submarine passed through the barrage on her outward journey\, but British forces changed the defences while she remained at sea. Therefore\, when UB-109 returned\, the route she expected to use had become a trap. \nSM UB-109 wreck dive: the submarine before the loss\nBlohm & Voss built UB-109 at Hamburg as yard number 315. Germany ordered her on 23 September 1916\, launched her on 7 July 1917 and commissioned her on 31 December 1917. Kapitänleutnant Kurt Ramien commanded her throughout her operational career. \nUB-109 belonged to the Type UB III class. These submarines worked as seagoing attack boats\, larger and more capable than the earlier coastal UB types. They carried torpedoes and a deck gun\, which allowed them to attack merchant shipping across wider patrol areas. \nBy March 1918\, UB-109 had joined the Flandern I Flotilla. From the Belgian coast\, these boats threatened shipping in the Channel\, the North Sea and the Atlantic approaches. Consequently\, the Dover Strait became both an escape route and a killing ground. \nThe final patrol and the Folkestone Gate\nUB-109 left Zeebrugge in the early hours of 28 July 1918. She passed through the Dover Barrage outward-bound and headed towards the Atlantic. During that patrol\, she added to a wartime record that eventually reached seven ships sunk\, totalling 14\,092 tons. \nHowever\, the British improved the Dover Barrage while Ramien and his crew were away. The Folkestone Gate had allowed friendly surface traffic through the mine defences. Then British forces closed the gap with shore-controlled mines linked to detection systems. \nOn 29 August 1918\, UB-109 tried to return through the same general route. A patrol vessel appears to have forced her to alter course and submerge. Then the shore-controlled minefield detonated as she crossed the defended area. \nThe explosion broke the submarine and flooded her fast. Eight men escaped and were taken prisoner\, but twenty-eight died. British naval divers reached the wreck quickly afterwards and recovered valuable intelligence material from the boat. \nYou can read the vessel record in Uboat.net’s UB-109 entry. Historic England’s archaeological summary appears in Historic England’s UB-109 wreck record. \nThe wreck today\nThe wreck lies off Folkestone and forms part of the wider archaeology of the Dover Barrage. Historic England records the site in territorial waters at about 51°03.731’N\, 001°14.146’E. The archaeological survey found the submarine in two main sections. \nThe forward section remains upright\, while the smaller stern section lies upside down to the south-west. The break sits aft of the conning tower area\, which fits the expected damage from the shore-controlled mine detonation. In addition\, survey records note the 8.8 cm gun\, the partly extended attack periscope and the sand-filled hull. \nFor divers\, UB-109 offers more than a submarine silhouette on the seabed. It shows how the Dover Barrage developed into a deadly system of mines\, listening stations\, patrol vessels and intelligence work. Finally\, it gives the dive real human weight: thirty-six men entered the barrage\, eight came out alive. \nAre you a Mutiny Diver? Book more dives.
URL:https://mutinydiving.com/trip/u-boat-sm-ub-109-1918/
LOCATION:Dover Marina\, Esplanade\, Dover\, Kent\, CT17 9FS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event Tickets,Local Wrecks
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SUMMARY:U-Boat SM UB-109 (1918)
DESCRIPTION:SM UB-109 wreck dive\nThe SM UB-109 wreck dive explores the remains of a German Type UB III submarine lost off Folkestone in 1918. UB-109 had completed a dangerous Atlantic patrol and was trying to return through the Dover Barrage when British shore-controlled mines destroyed her. As a result\, twenty-eight men died and eight survived. \nThis SM UB-109 wreck dive tells one of the sharper late-war Dover Strait stories. The submarine passed through the barrage on her outward journey\, but British forces changed the defences while she remained at sea. Therefore\, when UB-109 returned\, the route she expected to use had become a trap. \nSM UB-109 wreck dive: the submarine before the loss\nBlohm & Voss built UB-109 at Hamburg as yard number 315. Germany ordered her on 23 September 1916\, launched her on 7 July 1917 and commissioned her on 31 December 1917. Kapitänleutnant Kurt Ramien commanded her throughout her operational career. \nUB-109 belonged to the Type UB III class. These submarines worked as seagoing attack boats\, larger and more capable than the earlier coastal UB types. They carried torpedoes and a deck gun\, which allowed them to attack merchant shipping across wider patrol areas. \nBy March 1918\, UB-109 had joined the Flandern I Flotilla. From the Belgian coast\, these boats threatened shipping in the Channel\, the North Sea and the Atlantic approaches. Consequently\, the Dover Strait became both an escape route and a killing ground. \nThe final patrol and the Folkestone Gate\nUB-109 left Zeebrugge in the early hours of 28 July 1918. She passed through the Dover Barrage outward-bound and headed towards the Atlantic. During that patrol\, she added to a wartime record that eventually reached seven ships sunk\, totalling 14\,092 tons. \nHowever\, the British improved the Dover Barrage while Ramien and his crew were away. The Folkestone Gate had allowed friendly surface traffic through the mine defences. Then British forces closed the gap with shore-controlled mines linked to detection systems. \nOn 29 August 1918\, UB-109 tried to return through the same general route. A patrol vessel appears to have forced her to alter course and submerge. Then the shore-controlled minefield detonated as she crossed the defended area. \nThe explosion broke the submarine and flooded her fast. Eight men escaped and were taken prisoner\, but twenty-eight died. British naval divers reached the wreck quickly afterwards and recovered valuable intelligence material from the boat. \nYou can read the vessel record in Uboat.net’s UB-109 entry. Historic England’s archaeological summary appears in Historic England’s UB-109 wreck record. \nThe wreck today\nThe wreck lies off Folkestone and forms part of the wider archaeology of the Dover Barrage. Historic England records the site in territorial waters at about 51°03.731’N\, 001°14.146’E. The archaeological survey found the submarine in two main sections. \nThe forward section remains upright\, while the smaller stern section lies upside down to the south-west. The break sits aft of the conning tower area\, which fits the expected damage from the shore-controlled mine detonation. In addition\, survey records note the 8.8 cm gun\, the partly extended attack periscope and the sand-filled hull. \nFor divers\, UB-109 offers more than a submarine silhouette on the seabed. It shows how the Dover Barrage developed into a deadly system of mines\, listening stations\, patrol vessels and intelligence work. Finally\, it gives the dive real human weight: thirty-six men entered the barrage\, eight came out alive. \nAre you a Mutiny Diver? Book more dives.
URL:https://mutinydiving.com/trip/u-boat-sm-ub-109-1918-2/
LOCATION:Dover Marina\, Esplanade\, Dover\, Kent\, CT17 9FS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event Tickets,Local Wrecks
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ORGANIZER;CN="Chris Webb":MAILTO:skipper@mutinydiving.com
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