[Ian]

Lying in the Clyde,between Greenock and Helensburgh,there is a capsized
vessel,I was told it was a ''sugar'' ship.
Does anyone have more information.
Name?
Company?
When sunk?
Reason for sinking?
Why not removed?

 

[Gulpers]

wakaman,

She is the Greek cargo vessel CAPTAYANNIS which sank on the evening of 27th January 1974

Have a look on Google Earth. The area is mapped in high definition and the wreck is clearly visible.

Go to this url for the full story. (Thumb)

Ray

http://www.clydesite.co.uk/articles/captayannis.asp

P.S. I should have mentioned that our own "Fairfield" contributed to the article shown in the url. (Applause)

 

[Hendo!]

And she has her own thread here => http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/showthread.php?t=2464

 

[Gulpers]

And she has her own thread here => http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/showthread.php?t=2464

Oops Hendo - thanks for that, I missed that thread. (Thumb)

 

[Hendo!]

wakaman,

She is the Greek cargo vessel CAPTAYANNIS which sank on the evening of 27th January 1974

Have a look on Google Earth. The area is mapped in high definition and the wreck is clearly visible.

Go to this url for the full story. (Thumb)

Ray

http://www.clydesite.co.uk/articles/captayannis.asp

P.S. I should have mentioned that our own "Fairfield" contributed to the article shown in the url. (Applause)

Good link yersel fella, and good article Fairfield, first time I've seen a picture of her before she went over, and first time I've seen close ups of her as she is now.

 

[Jeffers]

I've just had a look on Google earth....she looks very sad there.
Location is 55 58'33 N, 4 44'30 W.

 

[Jeffers]

Visible wrecks

It got me thinking, I wonder how many other wrecks are visible on Google Earth?

One other that I've found is the remains of the SS America, off Fuerteventura. She can be seen at 28 20'46 N, 14 10'50 W.

BTW, if anybody hasn't tried Google Earth, it's great fun, I've had hours of entertainment "flying" around the world, looking stuff up. The picture definition varies quite a bit, but high resolution pictures are there for lots of places.
I was looking at the Panama Canal earlier this evening, and ships are visible in the locks.

 

[Ian]

To all you guys who answered my query,thanks,I stayed in Helensburgh
5 yrs ago,for 3 weeks,all my hosts could tell me,was ,it was ''the sugar ship''.
The website was excellent.

Cheers Wakaman (Applause)

 

[Gulpers]

Wakaman,

Glad to help. Good reading, wasn't it! (Thumb)

 

[frances.donnachie]

elcapestranos loaded with raw sugar draged her ancor stuck an oil tanker then driffted onto the sanbank and listed to where she still is what a bad night that was it must of happend early that morning as i saw it about six o,clock am going to mywork e.n.t.hospital greenock.

 

[Gulpers]

elcapestranos loaded with raw sugar draged her ancor stuck an oil tanker then driffted onto the sanbank and listed to where she still is what a bad night that was it must of happend early that morning as i saw it about six o,clock am going to mywork e.n.t.hospital greenock.

Frances,

When was the old E.N.T. (Ear, Nose and Throat) hospital demolished?

 

[frances.donnachie]

e.n.t.i think was demolished in about the late 1980 iam not shure.

 

[frances.donnachie]

Frances,

When was the old E.N.T. (Ear, Nose and Throat) hospital demolished?

iam almost certain it was about 1978-79 it is now shelter houseing i worked in it in 1977 my name is sandy my email adress startes with frances.

 

[Gulpers]

iam almost certain it was about 1978-79 it is now shelter houseing i worked in it in 1977 my name is sandy my email adress startes with frances.

Hi Sandy,

Thanks for that.
My parents used to know the Matron in the ENT - I can't recall her surname now but her christian name was Margaret.
Oddly enough, my mother now lives along the road from the old ENT - on the Esplanade opposite the Eldon Street entrance to the Bagatelle. (Thumb)

 

[Rennie Cameron]

Guys I go with the earfly 80's. I left mid 1977 and was dowm regularly until 1981 - it seems after that as I dont remember it coming down. More to the point whats going to happen to the "Crystal Palace"....all locked up and looking sad!

 

[Gulpers]

Guys I go with the earfly 80's. I left mid 1977 and was dowm regularly until 1981 - it seems after that as I dont remember it coming down. More to the point whats going to happen to the "Crystal Palace"....all locked up and looking sad!

Thanks for that Rennie. I'm pretty sure you are right.

Crystal Palace indeed - that's certainly another name from the past to conjure with - where do folks "go" nowadays?
Every time I visit the area there are significant changes, particularly along the waterfront! (EEK)

 

[Scottseng]

The matron in the E.N.T.in Greenock was named Miss Slack.

 

[Gulpers]

Scottseng,

It's amazing how names come back to you "out of the blue!"

Miss Slack doesn't ring a bell but the surname I'd forgotten was
MacKay ........... Margaret MacKay ............. I think! (?HUH)

 

[frances.donnachie]

hi ray could tell me did you work in the e.n.t if you did what was it you done sandy.

 

[Gulpers]

Sandy,

No mate, never worked there although I was treated a couple of times as a kid.
It just struck me when I read your mention of the E.N.T. that I didn't remember it being demolished. Must have been away at sea when it happened! (Thumb)