World War IIMT Innerøy
MT Innerøy was on a voyage from Aruba to UK via Halifax, carrying gasoline. On the 22nd of January 1942, the vessel was torpedoed by the German U-boat U-553 submarine in the position of 4114N, 6032W. The explosion resulted in the side of the ship cracked open and burning gasoline to leak out and cover the surface of the waters around the ship. Five of the men managed to board a small motorboat and rowed for their lives through the flames for one and half hour until they were out of the area with fire. The survivors managed to start the motor, stuck their legs under the canvas and covered their shoulders with tarp to survive the cold. After a cold night and 15 hours later they were rescued by a British ship, which previously had passed by two empty lifeboats from Innerøy. 21 Norwegian, two Brits, two Portuguese and en Canadian perished in the sinking.
About MT Innerøy
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Nationality
Norway
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Built
1936
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Wrecked
22.01.1942
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Carrier
Erling H. Samuelsen., Oslo / Kristiania
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Tonnage
12700 dvt
