Sygna

The Sygna was a 53,000 tonne Norwegian bulk carrier which carried 50,000 tonnes of coal. It is now a shipwreck on Stockton Beach in PortStephens in New South Wales, Australia. The ship was battered and crashed into the sand during a major storm on 26 May 1974 and the wreck has become an icon and landmark for the local area. In the sygna storm 14 ships were totally wrecked and one hundred men, women and children were killed. The sygna was the second ship to be wrecked out of the 14 and had been left to rot for the past 30 years. The best thing about the sygna being wrecked on stockton beach is that tourists from all over the world drive along to see the magnificent shipwreck. also it brings good tourism to the beach its self and the cafe thats located on the beach. Some people would like to dive around the ship but due to thye ammount of sharks and other protected species diving is not permitted.
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