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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 was known locally for many years as the Reindeer. She lies upright and reasonably intact.

Spyros