The stranding and attempted salvage of the Sygna in 1974
FEW events are etched into Newcastle’s folklore like 1974’s Sygna storm.
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The storm’s physical legacy was the rusting hulk of the Norwegian bulk carrier Sygna which was stranded on Stockton Beach for 42 years.
