Around the UK - The wreck of the Riverdance Ferry, Jan 2008
On 31st January 2008 a container ferry ran aground on the beach at Anchorsholme near Cleveleys. On the morning of 1 February, the people of Cleveleys, Anchorsholme and Blackpool awoke to find that they had a new attraction on their beach – the Riverdance Shipwreck. It was the latest in a long line of ships to have wrecked over the centuries on the Fylde Coast. The ferry sat there on the sands as the tide went out that day and was later salvaged as scrap after fuel was drained & any cargo removed.
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Location: Blackpool Beach, Lancashire UK
Photo credit: © Terry Dean / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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