MV Belpamela 1947
Marker: recorded wreck position (Modern).
Key facts
| Name | MV Belpamela | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1947 | English Wikipedia lead text (year following a loss verb, parsed) |
| Era | Modern | derived from year |
| Ship type | motor ship | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | Storm or weather | Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence |
| Nationality / flag | Norway | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Sea / ocean | North Atlantic Ocean | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Position | 37.7333, -53.0500 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
MS Belpamela was a heavy-lift ship of the Norwegian shipping company Belships. The ship sank on 11 April 1947 off Newfoundland while on passage from New York to Cherbourg, after the cargo of 17 locomotives shifted during a storm.
Location
- Recorded position: 37.7333, -53.0500 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: North Atlantic Ocean
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