Roraima
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The
steamer Ghazee was laid down by Aitken & Mansel in
Scotland, and was launched in 1883 for Mogul Line Ltd. She
was seventeen years later sold to the Canadian Steamhip
Company and renamed to Roraima. While she laid at anchor
in
the
harbor in Martinique in late April 1902, the volcano Pelée
on the island got active. 8. May the volcano erupted in a
devastating blast of ash and lava that totally laid waste
to the town of Saint Pierre and killed around 30 000
people. Roraima who laid in the harbor loaded with
potassium, soon caught fire and burned for three full days
before she disappeared in the deep. The wreck rest today
about three hundred meter from shore on a depth of 37 to
55 meter. Also see the wrecks of the barque Tamaya and Terese Lo Vico.
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 Picture: Roraima Originally from skovheim.org |
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