Mira
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The
steamer Mira sank 4.March 1941 under journey from Narvik
to Svolvær when she ended up in the middle of the Allied
Operation Claymore against Lofoten. At the entrance to
Raftsundet near Brettesnes she was attacked by the British
destroyer HMS Bedouin who first fired warning shots with
her cannons. First when the British destroyer shot
directly against the vessel the crew and passengers
abandoned ship, and Mira was thereafter sunk with several
salvos from the destroyer. During the attack four people
lost their lives and another twelve were injured. After
the second world war several attempts to salvage on the
wreck was made, but without much success. The wreck rest
upside down close to Brettesnes on a depth of 35 to 43
meter.
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 Anders Beer Wilse |
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