Draugen
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The
steamer Star of the East was laid down as a fishing
trawler at Alexander Hall & Sons Ltd in Aberdeen in
Scotland as yard number 387. he was launched in August
1901 for the company Walker Steam Trawling & Fishing.
In 1912 she was sold to a new owner and was renamed to
East, and later that same year she was sold to Fladmark in
Ålesund. She was later rebuilt and fitted out as a salvage
steamer, and was renamed Draugen. Under a journey from
Ålesund to Sagvåg 15. July 1940 with a crew counting ten
people, she sailed into a German minefield. A violent
explosion erupted and she quickly disappeared in the deep
west of Steinsneset south of Bergen city. Six people of
the crew lost their lives in the accident. The wreck was
located in the summer 2017, and rest today on a depth of
approx 110 to 120 meters.
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| Last updated: Juli 2020 |
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