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Spyros


Spyros
 
Spyros  
Dive Category Wreck
Dive Type Band 40
Max. depth: 31 (M)
Trip Time: 3H :30M

Minimum number of divers: 6

Type of vessel - Steam Ship
How sunk - Sprung a leak
Former names - Citos ex Nacka ex Jyden
Wreck height - 4m
Max Depth - 31m
Tonnage - 387
Length - 46m
Date sunk - 20 Dec 1920

Travelling from Newcastle for St Ives with a cargo of coal the Syros sprung a leak. The crew of 11 rowed 35 miles to land. Not much else is known.
The wreck is known locally as the Reindeer. She lies upright and reasonably intact.