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Two new vessels that were wrecked in the Falkland Islands between 1813 and 1921 have been put into the Trust’s unique Lost Ships map, which enables people to look for and discover some of the more than 200 major ships that were either damaged beyond economic repair or wrecked in and around the islands since the advent of shipping.
The two new wrecks are:
The AMOY, a fully-rigged iron ship that was driven ashore by a storm near Port William in 1889 and “Totally Wrecked”, whilst transporting a cargo of Yerba Mate´, a unique South American hot and cold beverage. The ship and cargo was sold at auction for less then £40.
The GUVERNØREN, a merchant steamship which was run aground by a drunken sailor in Cow Bay in East Falkland in November 1921. No crew were lost but the cargo could not be saved. Under a previous name – the IMO – the GUVERNØREN was infamous for its part in a collision in the Novia Scotian harbour of Halifax which resulted in the biggest single man-made explosion in history which killed almost 2,000 people, injured at least 9,000 and levelled much of Halifax on 6th December 1917.
The FMHT’s Interactive Wreck Hunters Map, is a novel way of discovering and exploring wrecks and vessels in and around the Falklands or vessels closely linked to them that have sunk or been wrecked elsewhere. Features on the map include the ability to zoom in so you can see wrecks even when they’ve disappeared below the water.