MV Captayannis 1974
Marker: recorded wreck position (Modern).
Key facts
| Name | MV Captayannis | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1974 | English Wikipedia lead text (year following a loss verb, parsed) |
| Era | Modern | derived from year |
| Ship type | shipwreck | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Nationality / flag | Greece | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Sea / ocean | Inner Seas | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Scotland | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 5 km from land |
| Position | 55.9761, -4.7419 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
The Captayannis was a Greek sugar-carrying vessel that sank in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland in 1974. Known as the Sugar Boat locally.
Diving & visiting
Area: Sand bank between Greenock and Helensburgh
Location: Firth of Clyde Scotland UK
Location
- Recorded position: 55.9761, -4.7419 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Inner Seas
- Nearest coast: Scotland
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article MV Captayannis (revision 1336766868), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section and section(s) “Wreck”; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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