What was the name of the Cargo ferry forced aground near Blackpool at the end of January 2008?
Seatruck Ferries chartered the "Celtic Star", which was deployed on the Liverpool to Dublin route. In January 2008, the company's pioneering ship, "Riverdance", ran aground in Blackpool. Seatruck chartered "Phocine" to cover "Riverdance"s services until "Clipper Point" entered service. Attempts to refloat the vessel failed, and she was broken up in situ in the summer of 2008. In March 2008, "Clipper Point" became the company's first new ferry, entering service on the Heysham to Warrenpoint route. "Panorama" followed in January 2009, "Pace" in March 2009 and "Pennant" in October 2009. In March 2008, the same month that "Clipper Point" entered service, Seatruck
Blackpool shipwrecks structural damage during storms on 12 March, and it was announced on 10 April that all attempts to refloat her had been abandoned and that she was to be scrapped on site. On 27 March 2008 the motor cruiser "Coco Leoni" ran aground opposite Lytham windmill. The boat was refloated a week later. Blackpool shipwrecks Blackpool and the Fylde coast has become a ship graveyard to a number of vessels over the years. Most of the shipwrecks occurred at or near Blackpool, whilst a few happened a little further afield but have strong connections with the Blackpool area. For the