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A note to the owner of the MV Sygna …

Posted on 13 April 20141 May 2021 by Carol Duncan

Sygna letter to remove from beach

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Posted in BEACHES, MARITIME HISTORY, SHIPWRECKS, STORMSTagged 1974, beach, blog, newcastle, stockton, storm, sygna

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