The Bolivar (Norwegian) Sunk 4th March 1947

Location

• Lat/lon: 053.16.210N 005.55.210W (GPS)
  Description: On the Kish Bank, Dublin

 Construction

• Type: Motor Vessel
  Built: Fred Olsen Line, Norway. (1940)
  Shipyard: Akers
  Hull material: Steel
  Armament: None

Dimensions

• Tonnage: 5230 tons
  Length: 445 ft.
  Beam: 57 ft.
  Draft: 24 ft.

 History

• Sunk: 4th March 1947
  Cause: Storm/Snow
  Found: Salvaged onsite. Rediscovered 1985

 Depth

• Top: 4 m
  Deck: 5-6 m
  Seabed: 10 m

 Best dived

• 2hr. Before High/Low Water

Position

• Lying: East/West
  Condition: Broken in two. From midcastle to stern in one piece and the bow section 150 metres to the north.

Access restrictions

• Access: Public (With owners permission)

References

• Compuwreck (Roy Stokes)
• Shipwrecks of the Irish coast 1105-1993 (E.J. Bourke)
• Shipwrecks of the Irish coast 937-1997 (E.J. Bourke)

References

• This Norwegian MV was on its maiden voyage. Having stopped at South America she had continued via Liverpool to Dublin. She broke in two on the Kish Bank during the worst winter on record while her sister ship Ben Ghazi was safe in Dublin Port. No lives were lost and among the passengers that got off was the well known captain "Evans Of The Broke". The ship was salvaged in so far as possible on site and eventualy cut down to below the water line. Many items of brass have been recovered by divers over the years. There are large remains of the vessel still in situ and this div,e which ranges from 5 - 10 metres, is well worth the trip. This dive has a long bottom time and in the summer there is a large and abundant range of fish life. The wreck can be dived 2 hours before high or low water.