The Wightstone being broken up at Greenwich
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The Wightstone being broken up at Greenwich
Image: © Stephen Craven Taken: 29 Oct 2005
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 Image or an illustration. source: http://www.maib.gov.uk/cms_resources/wightstone.pdf
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