The
tanker Naess Scotsman was built at Howaldtswerke A.G in
Kiel, and was launched in 1963. She sailed for the British
company Anglo Noress Shipping Ltd, before she was bought
by the British Admiralty and renamed RFA Ennerdale four
years later. Under a journey from Port Victoria she hit an
uncharted rock 1.June 1970 at Sechellene. The crew
abandoned ship and she was later blown up to sink her to
avoid a natural disaster due to her cargo. The wreck rest
today on a depth of approx 20 to 30 meter with her stern
partly intact, and wreck debris scattered around the reef,
one nautical mile from Mamelles light.
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Ennerdale
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Naess Scotsman
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216,4 x 30,2 m
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Home
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29189 grt
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Kiel ( D )
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London ( UK )
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