
MV Cecil Japan, Hell's Mouth Godreve, Cornwall, UK
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N 50° 14.201 W 005° 21.725
30U E 331557 N 5567616
On the 12th of March 1989, the Secil Japan was enroute from Aveiro to Liverpool when her steering collapsed of the North Cornish Coast and finally running aground at "Hell's Mouth"
Waymark Code: WM11V7R
Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 12/21/2019
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The Secil Japan was a cargo ship of 2625 gross tonnage, nearly 300ft long with a beam of about 50 ft. Built by Iami Seisakysho Kamijima, she was launched in 1982. On the 12th of March 1989, the Secil Japan was enroute from Aveiro to Liverpool when her steering collapsed of the North Cornish Coast. As darkness fell, battered by huge waves and 55knot winds, the Secil Japan was pushed ever closer to the Cornish cliffs and finally ended up wedged in the apropriately named Hell’s Mouth, between Portreath and Hayle.
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