Ambrose Light (ship) Ambrose Light (ship) Ambrose Light was a brigantine, operated by Colombian rebels. It was captured by USS "Alliance" as a suspected pirate vessel in 1885. The accusation of piracy was rejected by a court of law. On April 24, Commander Lewis Clark, of the South Atlantic Squadron, was sailing to Cartagena, on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, when the lookouts aboard "Alliance" sighted the one-gun "Ambrose Light". It was flying a strange flag featuring a red cross over a white background so the Americans assumed the vessel was a pirate ship. A chase began and the Americans were preparing to
Akka (ship) further three dying in hospital. Akka (ship) MV Akka was a cargo ship built in 1942 at Stockholm and measured 5,409 gross tons. On 4 April 1956, "Akka" left Oxelosund with a cargo of iron ore bound for Glasgow. The ship entered the Clyde on 9 April 1956 and that evening ran onto the rocks. With the ship damaged and taking on water fast, Captain Sundin gave the order to abandon ship. Minutes after running aground "Akka" turned to port side and collapsed, hitting a number of lifeboats which were attempting to move away from the ship. Three crewmen were