Stella
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Stella
went down on the west side of Lyngvær southwest of Smøla
5.November 1920 under a journey from Newport News in USA
to Gothenburg loaded with coal. She damaged her rudder
under a storm, and the skipper had to seek shelter in the
closest harbor. 4.November they are outside Grip
lighthouse, and a Norwegian pilot comes on board to bring
her in to Kristiansund. In the afternoon Stella sail at
six knots right on to the underwater reefs at Lyngvær. The
crew was ordered to abandon ship and shortly afterwards
they were picked up by the salvage vessel Parat. Stella sank
down to a depth of 5 to 13 meter and was written off the
ship lists.
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 Picture: Stella Originally from skovheim.org |
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