Astra
- Type:
- shipwreck, freighter, Denmark
- Name:
- Astra is Latin for star.
- Built:
- 1945, Denmark, as Gudnaes
- Specs:
- ( 333 x 51 ft ) 2709 gross tons, 105 passengers & crew
- Sunk:
- Friday March 30, 1951
collision with freighter Steel Inventor ( 5689 tons) - 5 casualties - Depth:
- 85 ft
Today the Astra sits in 85 ft of water on a sandy bottom. Her stern is intact and lists to port. The rest of the ship sits upright, her midsection collapsed. She can be easily penetrated and is a great photography wreck. The stern has the greatest relief, coming 25 ft or so off the sand. Parts of automobiles are spread around the wreckage.
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