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40: 228: 202:, which foundered at Hasselwood Rock in 1824. The vessel struck between nine and ten o'clock on the morning of 17 April. After some twelve hours struggling to keep her afloat and make for safety, water had almost filled the hold. The captain ordered the passengers onto the deck with warm clothing. Difficulty was experienced launching the boats, and one had to be repaired after being holed on the stock of the kedge anchor; 47: 39: 168:
It is within the 12-nautical-mile (22 km; 14 mi) radius territorial waters of Rockall, which is claimed by the UK as of 1955 and incorporated into the UK by the
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Clive Symmons "Ireland and the Rockall Dispute: An Analysis of Recent Developments" Durham University
162: 285: 220:, foundered on the reef. 635 lives were lost with most of the 163 survivors being taken to 8: 248: 316: 300: 354: 442: 255: 158: 331: 146: 128: 415:"Watch out for the big rock: Remembering Denmark's greatest maritime disaster" 436: 217: 104: 91: 227: 224:. The wreck was found a century later in 65 metres (213 ft) of water. 301:"Maritime Jurisdiction (Boundaries of Exclusive Economic Zone) Order 2014" 199: 188: 22: 221: 210: 77: 154: 195: 142: 414: 150: 338:(subscription needed for full access) Accessed 21 March 2020 216:, with 795 people including 240 children on board bound for 149:, 2 kilometres (1.1 nautical miles) northeast of the larger 206: 332:
The Waterford Mirror from Waterford, May 22, 1824, Page 1
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ROCKALL - Nautical chart - Atlantic Sea Pilot, 1884
294: 317:"An Early Astronomical Record of Rockall Island". 279: 434: 413:Follett, Christopher (28 November 2016). 286:"The Exclusive Economic Zone Order 2013" 226: 46: 412: 435: 265: 262:24 March 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2014. 16:Reef near the Atlantic isle of Rockall 205:On 28 June 1904 the 3,318 ton 13: 242: 59:Location of Helen's Reef in Europe 21:For the atoll in the Pacific, see 14: 474: 350:Collins Encyclopaedia of Scotland 249:Written Answers - Rockall Island 45: 38: 458:Landforms of the Outer Hebrides 406: 347:Keay, J. & Keay, J. (1994) 380: 364: 341: 325: 309: 161:, within the United Kingdom's 1: 235: 377:. Retrieved 17 October 2013. 371:"SS Norge Shipping Disaster" 7: 448:Reefs of the Atlantic Ocean 10: 479: 388:"The Sinking of the Norge" 320:Irish Astronomical Journal 180:In 1812 the survey vessel 175: 170:Island of Rockall Act 1972 20: 353:. London. HarperCollins. 125: 120: 83: 72: 67: 33: 304:www.irishstatutebook.ie. 306:Retrieved 20 July 2014. 291:Retrieved 20 July 2014. 187:It was named after the 184:foundered on the reef. 163:exclusive economic zone 289:www.legislation.gov.uk 232: 315:Lindsay, E.M. (1955) 260:debates.oireachtas.ie 254:12 March 2014 at the 230: 105:57.60139°N 13.65806°W 453:Skerries of Scotland 110:57.60139; -13.65806 101: /  30: 336:www.newspapers.com 233: 28: 463:Reefs of Scotland 417:. Copenhagen Post 136: 135: 470: 427: 426: 424: 422: 410: 404: 403: 401: 399: 384: 378: 368: 362: 345: 339: 329: 323: 322:, Vol. 3, p. 202 313: 307: 298: 292: 283: 277: 269: 263: 246: 116: 115: 113: 112: 111: 106: 102: 99: 98: 97: 94: 49: 48: 42: 31: 27: 478: 477: 473: 472: 471: 469: 468: 467: 433: 432: 431: 430: 420: 418: 411: 407: 397: 395: 392:Norway Heritage 386: 385: 381: 369: 365: 346: 342: 330: 326: 314: 310: 299: 295: 284: 280: 270: 266: 256:Wayback Machine 247: 243: 238: 178: 159:Hasselwood Rock 157:and outcrop of 141:is a series of 132: 109: 107: 103: 100: 95: 92: 90: 88: 87: 63: 62: 61: 60: 57: 56: 55: 54: 50: 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 476: 466: 465: 460: 455: 450: 445: 429: 428: 405: 379: 375:Findagrave.com 363: 340: 324: 308: 293: 278: 264: 240: 239: 237: 234: 177: 174: 147:North Atlantic 134: 133: 129:United Kingdom 126: 123: 122: 121:Administration 118: 117: 85: 81: 80: 74: 70: 69: 65: 64: 58: 52: 51: 44: 43: 37: 36: 35: 34: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 475: 464: 461: 459: 456: 454: 451: 449: 446: 444: 441: 440: 438: 416: 409: 393: 389: 383: 376: 372: 367: 360: 356: 352: 351: 344: 337: 333: 328: 321: 318: 312: 305: 302: 297: 290: 287: 282: 276: 275:www.dur.ac.uk 273: 268: 261: 257: 253: 250: 245: 241: 229: 225: 223: 219: 215: 214: 208: 203: 201: 197: 193: 190: 185: 183: 173: 171: 166: 164: 160: 156: 152: 148: 144: 140: 131: 130: 124: 119: 114: 86: 82: 79: 75: 71: 66: 41: 32: 24: 19: 419:. Retrieved 408: 396:. Retrieved 391: 382: 374: 366: 348: 343: 335: 327: 319: 311: 303: 296: 288: 281: 274: 267: 259: 244: 212: 204: 198:, bound for 191: 186: 181: 179: 167: 139:Helen's Reef 138: 137: 127: 53:Helen's Reef 29:Helen's Reef 18: 108: / 84:Coordinates 76:North-East 437:Categories 421:25 January 394:. May 2005 359:0002550822 236:References 189:brigantine 96:13°39′29″W 23:Helen Reef 222:Stornoway 93:57°36′5″N 68:Geography 252:Archived 218:New York 211:SS  209:steamer 182:Leonidas 143:skerries 78:Atlantic 73:Location 443:Rockall 398:21 July 176:History 155:Rockall 145:in the 361:p. 817 357:  334:, via 200:Quebec 196:Dundee 213:Norge 192:Helen 151:islet 423:2022 400:2012 355:ISBN 207:DFDS 194:of 153:of 439:: 390:. 373:. 258:. 425:. 402:. 25:.

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Helen Reef
Helen's Reef is located in Oceans around British Isles
Atlantic
57°36′5″N 13°39′29″W / 57.60139°N 13.65806°W / 57.60139; -13.65806
United Kingdom
skerries
North Atlantic
islet
Rockall
Hasselwood Rock
exclusive economic zone
Island of Rockall Act 1972
brigantine
Dundee
Quebec
DFDS
SS Norge
New York
Stornoway

Written Answers - Rockall Island
Archived
Wayback Machine
Clive Symmons "Ireland and the Rockall Dispute: An Analysis of Recent Developments" Durham University
"The Exclusive Economic Zone Order 2013"
"Maritime Jurisdiction (Boundaries of Exclusive Economic Zone) Order 2014"
"An Early Astronomical Record of Rockall Island".
The Waterford Mirror from Waterford, May 22, 1824, Page 1
Collins Encyclopaedia of Scotland
ISBN

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