An Oranmore Crew Member

An Oranmore Crew Member

February 1970; A crew member of the Oranmore ship that was abandoned off Kerry head when her engines broke down. After five days of Storm the anchor cable snapped and the ship drifted its way southward and onto Banna strand. The Dutch tug, Friesland, was standing by in a bid to take the Oranmore in tow. The crew of the Oranmore were rescued by the Valentia lifeboat.

Photo ID: JYZ004
Created: February 01, 1970
Author: © Padraig & Joan Kennelly/Kennelly Archive
Photo size: 23.1 Mpixels (66.2 MB uncompressed) - 5631x4109 pixels (18.8x13.7 in / 47.7x34.8 cm at 300 ppi)