Albion II

Type of vessel - Steam Ship

How sunk –Mined

Former names – None

Wreck height - 3m

The Albion was undergoing mine clearing operations close to the Needles when a mine got caught in the kite wire. The sweeping wire was hauled and an explosion happened knocking everyone off their feet. All the crew safely boarded the ‘Zena Dare’.

South Coast
Shipwrecks

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