On Châtelet beach, located between Wissant and Cap Gris Nez (Opal Coast), you can observe the wreck of the Lord Grey, a 37 m trawler requisitioned in 1915 by the British army and used as a minesweeper. On December 2, 1917, during a storm, the ship ran aground and has been on the beach since, emerging from the sea at low tide.
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On Châtelet beach, located between Wissant and Cap Gris Nez (Opal Coast), you can observe the wreck of the Lord Grey, a 37 m trawler requisitioned in 1915 by the British army and used as a minesweeper. On December 2, 1917, during a storm, the ship ran aground and has been on the beach since, emerging from the sea at low tide.
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One of the many shipwrecks on the beaches of the Opal Coast. In the background seals on a sandbank and the "Phare de Walden" (lighthouse, now out of use), which marks the division between the English Channel and the North Sea. Location: beach between Calais and Gravelines.
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At first sight it may seem a heap of scrap metal, but in fact these are the stripped remains of of the British steamer “HMS Devonia” on the beach of Zuydcoote (near Dunkirk), a reminder of the WWII Dunkirk evacuation in 1940. The Devonia came under air attack and after an explosion caused serious leaks astern, the commanding officer was instructed to beach the vessel as far inshore as possible in the hope that she could be used as a jetty and boarding point by the troops. The shipwrecks on the beach of Zuydcoote can only be seen at spring tide.
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At first sight it may seem a heap of scrap metal, but in fact these are the stripped remains of the British steamer “H.M.S.Crested Eagle” on the beach of Zuydcoote (near Dunkirk). The wreck is a tragic reminder of the WWII Dunkirk evacuation: operation Dynamo. The Crested Eagle run aground on May 29, 1940 after being attacked by German dive bombers and set on fire, killing 300 soldiers and crew.
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