MV Irish Trader
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Windsocker
N 53° 44.231 W 006° 14.929
29U E 681451 N 5957794
MV Irish trader was a Hartlepool motor vessel grossing 344 ton's
Waymark Code: WM32JG
Location: Leinster, Ireland
Date Posted: 01/30/2008
Views: 101
On her last voyage she was carrying 410 tonnes of fertiliser which was bound for bristol in England.
She ran aground in 1974.
Nobody knows the real reason it went aground, it happened for tax reasons, drunken crew, or simple pilot error.
The coordinates are for the actual wreck which can be seen in google earth.
Please take extreme care when visiting this waymark Do not attempt to get close unless its at low tide.
beware the sand is very soft at this location.
Date of Shipwreck: 1974
Type of Boat: Other
Military or Civilian: Irish Merchant Navy
Cause of Shipwreck: Unknown
Accessibility:
Can be accessed at low tide from Baltray Beach.
Diving Permitted: yes
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Visit Instructions:
Only log the site if you have visited it personally.
Floating over a site does not qualify as a find if it is a wreck that requires diving - you must have actually visited the site - therefore photos of the site are good.