Sygna shipwreck on Stockton Beach in November 1974
History
Norway
Name
Sygna
Owner
J. Ludwig Mowinckels Rederi
Port of registry
Bergen, Norway
Builder
Austin & Pickersgill, Sunderland
Yard number
848
Launched
25 July 1967
Completed
November 1967
Out of service
26 May 1974
Identification
IMO number: 6800593
Fate
Ran aground on Stockton Beach, Australia during a storm on 26 May 1974
General characteristics
Type
Bulk carrier
Tonnage
39,503 gross tons
Length
217.3 m (713 ft)
Beam
32.16 m (106 ft)
Draught
13.31 m (44 ft)
Propulsion
Harland & Wolff, Belfast
Crew
30
MV Sygna was a Norwegian bulk carrier built by Austin & Pickersgill for J. Ludwig Mowinckels Rederi in 1967. It ran aground on Stockton Beach in Australia during a major storm in 1974. After its bow section was refloated, its stern remained beached and became an icon and landmark for the local area,[1][2][3] until the visible remains of the wreck collapsed into the sea in 2016.[4]
^"The Sygna - 40 years on". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 22 May 2014. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. After stranding itself at Stockton Bight in 1974, wreckage of the 53,000 ton freighter, known as the Sygna, has become part of Newcastle's landscape.
^"Sygna Shipwreck Film 1974". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 25 May 2004. Archived from the original on 21 September 2004.
^"Major Oil Spills in Australia: Sygna, Newcastle, 26 May 1974". Australian Maritime Safety Authority. Archived from the original on 2 June 2009.
^"Sygna: Anniversary of famous Stockton Beach shipwreck". Port Stephens Examiner. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
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Global Information
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