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Goodwin Sands

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Goodwin Sands

Sandbanks off the coast of Kent, England, about 10 km/6 mi east of Deal, exposed at low tide, and famous for wrecks. According to legend, they are the remains of the island of Lomea, owned by Earl Godwin in the 11th century.

They are divided into the North and South Goodwins, between which is the deep inlet of Trinity Bay. There are three lightships off the Goodwin Sands, and numerous lighted and unlighted buoys.
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The wreck - thought to be the Dutch East India Company vessel Rooswijk - was discovered by divers in the Kellet Gut area of the Goodwin Sands off the Kent coast in 2004.
Britain Today: Wreck care by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
1899 - The first radio distress call was sent for assistance to a merchant ship aground on Goodwin Sands, off the Kent coast.
Stop the Clock; March 17 by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
A real storm had left the Ross Revenge grounded on the notorious Goodwin Sands, 16 miles from her anchorage.
Behind TheMic; The Midlands' radio stars... revealed CAROLINE MARTIN, ... by Birmingham Mail (England)
 
 
 
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