Rutland
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Rutland
was on a journey from Bergen
to Oslo when she hit ground south of Dirhue lighthouse at
night 14.May 1948 after a navigational error. The crew
radioed for assistance, and early in the morning the
rescue vessel Uræd showed up to assist them. They made
several attempts to get the ship of ground, but all
attempts proved unsuccessful, and in the afternoon she
capsized and sank. Also the rescue vessel Ula appeared at
the scene, and together with Uræd they managed to rescue
most of the cargo and some inventory. The wreck rest today
at Dirhue on Tjøme, some sixty meters from shore on a
depth of 5 to 10 meter.
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 Picture: Rutland Courtesy of Fædrelandsvennen |
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