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Wrecks at Saltburn & Skinningrove, Offshore Unknown! Near the Moorwood is known as a "fastner" at 54 38 47N 00 50 03W. Presto The 971 ton Presto was lost off teesmouth on March 15 1942. Hydrographic information suggests a position of 54 40 25N 00 50 28W, a charted fishermans "fastener". Because of the approximate position for this wreck no diving details are available as yet. Other sources of information give the position of loss of the Presto as Rocker point, Sunderland, some 20 miles north of this location, so this could be another mystery wreck! Unknown! Near the Presto location is another unexplored obstruction at 54 41 14N 00 49 52W. Disperser This salvage steamer became a victim when on February 8 1934 she foundered off Runswick Bay while under tow from Ramsgate. Runswick lifeboat was launched in heavy seas and by the time she had reached the Disperser, seven of the eight crew had reached the safety of the towing vessel, but the eigth being injured, was unable to escape the sinking ship. Scond coxwain Robert Patton boarded the Disperser and while assisting the injured man on board the lifeboat, was himself crushed between the two vessels when he fell into the sea. Local rumour has it that the Disperser went down with her salvage gear, including those much coveted copper hard-hat helmets! Owned by W H Loveridge of Hartlepool the 139ton Disperser had been built by J & G Rennie in Greenwich in 1871 as HM Gunboat Bonetta Engines: Compound, The reported position of loss was 54 40 00N 00 44 15 W The Disperser was located in the early ninties. After much dedicated research the son of the ships diver was traced. he confirmed the loss of his fathers hard hat diving equipment. Scarborough divers revisited the wreck in 2002 and located the helmet, pump and lead boots.the finds reported, and a documentary film was produced. The divers dedication paid off when they were awarded ownership of the finds.
Lochiel The hired trawler Lochiel was believed mined while on duty on July 24 1918. She was one of the many fishing vessels commissioned by the admiralty for war service such as escort or mine-sweeping. Approximate position 54 36 00N 00 48 00W. Hartley This 1150 ton steamer was torpedoed without warning just 2 miles north-east of Skinningrove on January 26 1918. Armed for defence the Hartley had escaped a previous attack by an enemy seaplane which had attempted to torpedo her on June 9 1917. Position is 54 35 30N 00 47 30W at 42 meter. she was identified by her bell. Pandora The loss of the 203 ton Beaumaris steamer Pandora 4 miles off Saithes on October 1951, tells of one of the most unhappy of all ocal seafaring tales. A sixty mile-per-hour gale prevented the local lifeboats at Whitby, Runswick and Redcar from responding to the distress signals from the Pandora, sinking rapidly with her cargo of stone. Teesmouth lifeboat was launched but was unable to render assistance, and jusy as helpless as the nearby 2866ton collier Gripfast, herself seeking shelter and in imminant danger of being blown ashore. The Pandora sank at 7.44am just over an hour after her first distress call taking her 6 crew with her. The ensuing controversy over the alleged failure to launch the lifeboats led to much recrimination and to the resignations of some crew. Great bitterness arose among the community, and the entire Whitby lifeboat lifeboat crew resigned despite support from the RNLI. It became impossible to man the Runswick boat and the station was closed. The position is 54 36 40N 00 46 20W. The position reported by Lloyds was 45 degrees 4 miles from Staithes. A known obstruction at this location is at 54 36 58N 00 42 01W. She was identified by her bell. Anboto Mendi This 2114 ton Spanish steamship was torpedoed off Redcar on May 10 1918 in position 54 38 04N 00 41 30W steaming from the Tyne to Rouen. One reported position is indicated as 9 miles 135.5 degees from South Gare Light, but another source gives a position of 54 37 50N 00 43 00W. Details of the ship were: Builder Compania Euskalduna of Bilboa 1907. Engines T.3cy 21.5, 34 and 57 -39. 2SB 5CF. Dimensions of the ship were 275ft long by 41ft beam. She was identified by her unusual bell. Unknown! There is an uncharted fastener or obstruction recorded by fishermen lying in 54 39 31N 00 46 43W. No diving information has yet been obtained and this site is worth investigating. Audax Three lives were lost when the 975 ton 3-masted armed schooner Audax ex Haardraade, was torpedoed in a position reported as 6 miles east by north from North Cheek, Robin Hoods Bay on September 6 1918. A known fastener exists at position 54 37 27N 00 44 11W. Built in 1903 in Norway the ship was 210ft long by 35ft beam. Engines; 16.5, 26.5, & 43-40, 1SB, 3CF. Deptford The early Shields steamer Deptford was unfortunate to become stranded on Whitby Rock. Successfully refloated, she then sank off Boulby, Staithes on March 13, 1862. There is a very old wreck off Staithes which could be the Deptford. Lying in 40m of water it is known locally as the "Navigator". The wreck rises to 3m off the sea bed and the bows are reported intact. The machinerydetails suggest that it could indeed be the Deptforth. Engines 2 cylinder compound, 2 boilers with 2 plain furnaces. the signal was recovered in the mid eightys Waldridge On January 31 1895 two men were lost when the steamship Waldridge went ashore north of Port Mulgrave. On December 30 of the same year the Beaver was lost of Staithes. her named bell was recovered Clarence One man was drowned when the tug Clarence foundered at the foot of Huntcliff on November18, 1893, during the great gale of that year, when many ships were lost along the coast. Elemore This Sunderland steamer was lost with all hands off Huntcliff on October 28 1880.
Casamance 5817 ton Free French vessel built in 1921 by Atel. et Chateliers de la Loire, ST Nazaire and was 391ft long a=with a beam of 56ft. She was powered by three steam turbines, directly geared to one screw shaft, and was registered at Le Havre. Early in the 1940's she was wrecked at the foot of the cliffs 500m south of Skinningrove, and some wreckage is still there today. Her bow points in towards the cliff, in very shallow water; at low water there is only about one and half metres over one side of the boilers and the kelp growing on it breaks the surface on spring tides. The wreck is well dispersed and is owned by a redcar man who has carried out a considerable amount of salvage here. However, it is possible to see how the ship lays. Please click here to return to the North Sea Wrecks Directory Page |
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