Ranga (ship)
| Career | Flag of Spain |
|---|---|
| Name: | Ranga |
| Namesake: | The Eystri Rangá and the Ytri Rangá are rivers in Southern Iceland |
| Owner: | Naviera Ason SA |
| Operator: | Hafskip Line |
| Port of registry: | Santander |
| Builder: | Ast. Construcciones S.A. |
| Launched: | 19 December 1980 |
| Maiden voyage: | March 1982 |
| Out of service: | 1982 |
| Fate: | Wrecked at Dunmore Head, on the Dingle Peninsula, Kerry, Ireland in March 1982 after losing power during a storm and was a total loss. |
| Notes: | Named Berta de Perez originally, but her name was changed to Ranga when on charter to Hafskip Line |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Container ship |
| Tonnage: | 1,586 |
| Length: | 96.6m |
| Beam: | 15.0m |
| Crew: | 15 |
The motor ship Ranga was a 1,586 ton container ship owned by the Spanish shipping company, Naviera Ason SA, but on charter to the Icelandic shipping company, Hafskip. She was formerly named Berta de Perez, but her name was changed at sea to Ranga, due to the Icelandic charter. The Ranga was on her maiden voyage from Santander to Reykjavik. The ship lost power on this voyage during a storm, and was wrecked at Dunmore Head, close to Coumeenole Beach, near Slea Head on the Dingle peninsula, Co. Kerry, Ireland on 11 March 1982.
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Rescue
The local rocket team rescued some of the fifteen crew members by Breeches buoy. The remainder were taken off by an RAF helicopter. That was the final time their rocket was used.
Disposal
The ship was a total loss and created oil pollution as she broke up. The ship broke into two parts quickly, the stern of the ship, with the superstructure on, and the bows. In 1989, the company, Eurosalve tried to scrap her, but this failed due to the inaccessibility of the wreck. The stern section of the wreck was removed in 1991, due to filming of Far and Away, which included a scene shot at Dunmore Head. Today, the bow and some other scattered pieces of wreckage are visible.
- Ranga shipwrecked at Dunmore head, Dingle, Ireland.jpg
The bow of the Ranga, under cliffs at Dunmore Head
- The remains of the Ranga at Dunmore Head, Ireland.jpg
The remains of the Ranga today at Dunmore Head
See also
References
- Bourke, EJ. (1994). Shipwrecks of the Irish Coast Volume 1, page 157. ISBN 0-9523027-0-5.
- ""7826013" (Ranga)" (subscription required). Miramar Ship Index. R.B. Haworth. http://www.miramarshipindex.org.nz. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
- Information on the rescue of the Ranga's crew
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