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What is recorded here

The official Northern Ireland wreck record identifies Nellie M as Motor vessel. It was lost in 1981. Recorded depth: 6m. Recorded condition: Vessel raised, towed to Londonderry to discharge cargo. Repaired, renamed 'Ellie', returned to service.

From the Northern Ireland Ship and Aircraft Wrecks, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs record SWR176

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Photo credits

Malcolm Neal, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
Richard Webb, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Kenneth Allen, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Oliver Dixon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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