2005

TQ3879 : The Wightstone being broken up at Greenwich

taken 18 years ago, near to Blackwall Tunnel, Greenwich, England

The Wightstone being broken up at Greenwich
The Wightstone being broken up at Greenwich
There is a history to the break-up of this ship. The Wightstone was a 439 tonne aggregates ship built in 1967 and Registered at Portsmouth. She met a sudden end on 9 November 2000, when she hit a moored yacht in the River Medina on the Isle of Wight. The location of the accident was at SZ507928: see SZ5092 : Moorings outside The Folly or an illustration.

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TQ3879, 347 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Stephen Craven   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 29 October, 2005   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 18 July, 2010
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3897 7925 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:29.7071N 0:0.0305E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3893 7927
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East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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