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. 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 Vigo to

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under Captain Miguel Ángel Díaz Madariaga. The ship lost power on this voyage during a storm, and was wrecked at at Dunmore Head, close to Coumeenole Beach, near

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on the

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peninsula,

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on 11 March 1982.

Rescue

The local rescue team comprising members of Dingle Fire Brigade, the Garda Síochána and emergency services, rescued some of the fifteen crew members by

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. The remainder were taken off by an

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helicopter. Captain Miguel Ángel Díaz Madariaga was the last to be rescued and dropped off the vessel.

Disposal

The ship was a total loss and created

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as she broke up. The ship broke into two parts quickly, the stern of the ship, with the

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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 ''

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'', which included a scene shot at Dunmore Head. Today, only the bow and some other scattered pieces of wreckage are still visible. File:Shipwreck Ranga 1.jpg, The remains of the ''Ranga'' in 1984 File:Shipwreck Ranga at Dunmore Head, Ireland.jpg, The remains of the ''Ranga'' in 1984 File:ShipwreckRangaDunmoreHead1986.jpg, The ''MV Ranga'' remains pictured in 1986 File:Ranga shipwrecked at Dunmore head, Dingle, Ireland.jpg, The bow section in 2006 File:The remains of the Ranga at Dunmore Head, Ireland.jpg, The superstructure remains in 2006

References

* Bourke, EJ. (1994). Shipwrecks of the Irish Coast Volume 1, p. 157. . * * "Los Barcos de Pérez Y Cía", 2001.

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ranga Container ships Maritime incidents in 1982 Shipwrecks of Ireland 1980 ships Ships sunk with no fatalities

Rescue

Disposal

See also

References

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