Marsden, Camel Island, unidentified wreck
Marsden, Camel Island, unidentified wreck
HER Number
12939
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Marsden, Camel Island, unidentified wreck
Place
Marsden
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Specific
Wreck
General Period
UNCERTAIN
Specific Period
Uncertain
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Description
An unidentified wreck lies behind Camel Island (a rock with two humps). The wreck is well broken up but framework, engine block and prop can still be seen (Collings). Ian Spokes database notes the wreck of a steamship lying under 5m of water at Camel Island.
Easting
439000
Northing
565000
Grid Reference
NZ439000565000
Sources
Peter Collings, 1991, The New Divers Guide to the North-East Coast, page 24; Ian T. Spokes Wreck Database; National Monuments Record