Sandviken

Latitude: 59 0.0000

Longitude: 24 0.0000

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Max depth: 49,0 m

Water: Brackish

Comment: https://en.divelogs.de/dive/2428705 About the Sandviken wreck: It is a small steamship that sank on 10 Septemeber 1876 in a storm. It was coming from Kornstadt in Sweden with a cargo of rye. In the storm the cargo shifted and the ship listed and sank on the spot. Crew of 11 perished with only 1 survivor. The wreck was found 1998. The ship was built in Liverpool 1871 and has a hull of iron and a steam engine at rear. It was 35 meters long, 6 meters wide. The ship's bell was stolen in 2011, the thief has not been caught. http://www.hylyt.net/item/sandviken-2480/#content https://www.kyppi.fi/palveluikkuna/mjreki/read/asp/r_kohde_det.aspx?KOHDE_ID=1252 Location of Sandviken: 59° 49.758' N, 24° 29.712' E 59° 49' 45.48" N, 24° 29' 42.72" E 59.75 N, 24.49527778 E (location approximate)