Olivia
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The
steamer Olivia was on a journey from Graveshead to Danzig
when she had to seek shelter on the Norwegian coast.
Captain Lietz and his crew hit ground at Ryvingen but
managed to get loose and continued their journey. But
after the grounding she had developed a leak, and shortly
after the crew had to abandon ship. They were rescued by
other ships and brought to shore, but Olivia refused to go
down. Norwegian pilots entered her in a attempt rescue
her, and the surprise was big when they discovered that
the cargo was loaded with beer and other "interesting"
merchandise. The story say they took the rescue payment in
advance and celebrated with quite a few bottles. Not long
after they hit ground at Vardeholmen 3.April 1869 where
she sank. Written off as a total loss, she was forgotten
until her wreck was found in 1967. Her remains rest today
on a depth of 45 to 65 meter northeast of Vardeholmen.
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| N 57° 59' 234", E 7° 12' 611" ( Source : Vragguiden ) |
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