Ruggles Island
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The island has a couple of wrecks off it.
- In September 1860, the US clipper Sea Ranger went under here.
- In September 1885, the Italian ship Luigrya sank here, with a hold full of marble statues, which it is said in local folklore can still be seen under the water.
In 1994 a small team of divers from Port Stanley- Dave Eynon, Mike Triggs, Simon Goss and Phil Rozee discovered the Luigrya lying in about 8 metres of water of the coast of Ruggles Island, its cargo of marble is still intact.
References
- Ewen Southby-Tailyour, Falkland Island Shores.