Thor
Location |
Lyngholm |
Position |
59º 33´N 05° 16´E |
Depth |
15m |
Chart |
17 |
According to a dive centre at Haugesund, a wreck lies here in shallow water. It is possibly the steamer Thor, built in Dublin in 1867. She sank in a storm in March 1906 with the loss of 39 lives. The wreck was salvaged in place by a Stavanger company, and very little remains.
