DS Bandak

The storm which sealed the fate of the coastal freighter DS Bandak was horrible, and nine crew members were lost

Bandak, the ship that sank twice

In January 1949, the 42-meter-long coastal freighter Bandak was heading into the Sognefjord. A terrible storm swept through the area, crushing Bandak against the rocks. She took her entire crew of nine with her.

Incredibly, this was not the first time Bandak had sunk. In 1937, it collided with another ship in the strait between Sweden and Denmark and went to the bottom. Bandak was raised and rebuilt, but 12 years later, it sank twice. There was nothing to be salvaged this time, and the wreckage now rests 18-28 meters deep.

Read more about other wrecks on these pages.

Read more about some spectacular wrecks. The list is an extract of more than 20 wrecks in our area.

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• Read about SS Fernedale & Parat
• Read about KNM Uller
• Read about SS Havda
• Read about DS Welheim

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