Marion
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The
iron screw steamer Marion was built in Sunderland in
England by John Blumer & Company as yard number 13,
and was launched in February 1872. Under a journey from
Grangemouth to Kristiania loaded with coal, she went
down outside Lyngør 27.February 1893. The crew of
fifteen men all got away from the accident without
injuries. The remains of the steamer was located in the
1980's by sports divers. This is an old and broken
wreck, and her battered remains rest spread out on a
depth of approximately 35 to 50 meter outside Lyngør
lighthouse.
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Originally from skovheim.org
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