Ireland Plassey Shipwreck
MV Plassy, or Plassey, was a steam trawler launched in late 1940.
On 8 March 1960, while sailing through Galway Bay carrying a cargo of whiskey, stained glass and yarn, it was caught in a severe storm and ran onto Finnis Rock, Inisheer, Aran Islands.
A group of local Islanders, the Inisheer Rocket Crew, rescued the entire crew from the stricken vessel using a breeches buoy — an event captured in a pictorial display at the National Maritime Museum in Dún Laoghaire.
Several weeks later, a second storm washed the ship off the rock and drove it ashore on the island.
The wreck still lies on the shoreline and is a tourist attraction.
On 8 March 1960, while sailing through Galway Bay carrying a cargo of whiskey, stained glass and yarn, it was caught in a severe storm and ran onto Finnis Rock, Inisheer, Aran Islands.
A group of local Islanders, the Inisheer Rocket Crew, rescued the entire crew from the stricken vessel using a breeches buoy — an event captured in a pictorial display at the National Maritime Museum in Dún Laoghaire.
Several weeks later, a second storm washed the ship off the rock and drove it ashore on the island.
The wreck still lies on the shoreline and is a tourist attraction.
Travel Information
We took a boot from Doolin Harbor to the island.
From you landing point you can walk to the wreck (15-20 minutes) or take a horse couch (~10 minutes)
From you landing point you can walk to the wreck (15-20 minutes) or take a horse couch (~10 minutes)
Spot Type
Outdoor
Crowd Factor
Just a few people
Best Timing
Summer
Sunrise & Sunset
08:11 - 16:36
| current local time: 18:26
Photo Themes
lost place
Passey
shipwreck
Locations
Eire
Inisheer
Aran Islands
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