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<!DOCTYPE html>
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<title>Plassy History 1960</title>
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<h1 id="logo">PLASSY</h1>
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<h2>1940</h2>
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<h2>1947</h2>
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<h2>1951</h2>
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<h2>1960</h2>
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<h2>Plassey rescue</h2>
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<p>
On Tuesday March 8th 1960 at 05:10 the Plassy ran aground at Finnis Rock. She was
travelling from Fenit, County Kerry to Galway City while a southeasterly
gale force 9 to storm force 10 was blowing. Poor visibilty and driving winds forced
her off course and she ran aground on the limestone shallows at Finnis Rock
(ironically pronounced 'finish' in Irish).
</p>
<div class="rescue-images">
<a href="assets/img/media/rescue-aftermath.jpg" target="_blank" aria-label="Plassy stranded on Finnis Rock after rescue of crew">
<img src="assets/img/1960/rescue-aftermath.webp" alt="Plassy on Finnis Rock after rescue of crew">
<p>Plassy on Finnis Rock after rescue of crew</p>
</a>
</div>
<p>
A crew member, Eddie Reidy recounts the fatal moment. “We were coming along the lee
of the land. I was on the 4 to 8 watch and in the galley making tea and toast. Next
thing, Wallop, such a thump. We hit it so hard. I was taken off the deck and hit the
ceiling. Water started to rush in from underneath. There was shouting and running in
all directions.”
</p>
<div class="rescue-images">
<a href="assets/img/media/rescue-arriving.jpg" target="_blank" aria-label="Onshore Rescue Unit arrives">
<img src="assets/img/1960/rescue-arriving.webp" alt="Onshore Rescue Unit arrives">
<p>Onshore Rescue Unit arrives</p>
</a>
</div>
<p>
An attempt was made to abandon ship using the starboard lifeboat but the sea was so
heavy that it was deemed too dangerous and the captain ordered the crew back on board
to wait to be rescued. Luckily the disaster was spotted by an islander and the onshore
rescue unit were quickly contacted.
However it took about an hour for the rescue unit to cover the 3 km from the rocket
house to the rescue site due to the poor roads and lack of transport vehicles. The
equipment had to be carried by hand over the limestone and rocks for the last kilometer.
</p>
<div class="rescue-images">
<a href="assets/img/media/rescue-assembling-apparthus.jpg" target="_blank" aria-label="Rescue unit assembling 'rocket' apparathus">
<img src="assets/img/1960/rescue-assembling-apparthus.webp" alt="Rescue unit assembling 'rocket' apparathus">
<p>Rescue unit assembling 'rocket' apparathus</p>
</a>
</div>
<p>
Once the rescue unit arrived at the site the equipment had to be unloaded from its container
and assembled. The team quickly set up the 'apparathus' as it was called and proceeded to
launch the rocket into the wind which would ensure better accuracy.
</p>
<div class="rescue-images">
<a href="assets/img/media/rescue-rocket-fired.jpg" target="_blank" aria-label="Final attempt at rocket firing">
<img src="assets/img/1960/rescue-rocket-fired.webp" alt="Final attempt at rocket firing">
<p>Final attempt at rocket firing</p>
</a>
</div>
<p>
Two attempts failed to hit the target due to the extremely adverse conditions of driving wind,
rain and swirling sand from the nearby beach. Finally the third and last remaining shot
miraculously hit the rear mast. The Plassy crew secured the line to the mast to get ready for the rescue.
</p>
<div class="rescue-images">
<a href="assets/img/media/rescue-line-attached.jpg" target="_blank" aria-label="Cable attached to stern mast">
<img src="assets/img/1960/rescue-line-attached.webp" alt="Cable attached to stern mast">
<p>Cable attached to stern mast</p>
</a>
</div>
<p>
The onshore rescue unit secured their side of the cables, attached the
'breeches buoy', and began the slow process getting all the crew off the ship.
</p>
<div class="rescue-images">
<a href="assets/img/media/rescue-securing-line.jpg" target="_blank" aria-label="Cable secured onshore">
<img src="assets/img/1960/rescue-securing-line.webp" alt="Cable secured onshore">
<p>Cable secured onshore</p>
</a>
</div>
<p>
Getting the care off the ship safely was a hazard in its own right. Due to the weight of the
crewmen being rescued, the impossibilty of keeping the cables taut in the prevailing conditions
and the mountaineous waves, the men being rescued were pulled underwater as often as they were
above the water.
</p>
<div class="rescue-images">
<a href="assets/img/media/rescue-preparing-to-pull.jpg" target="_blank" aria-label="Rescue unit preparing to pull plassy crew member">
<img src="assets/img/1960/rescue-preparing-to-pull.webp" alt="Rescue unit preparing to pull ship crew member">
<p>Rescue unit preparing to pull ship crew member</p>
</a>
</div>
<p>
Later it was jokingly said that they almost drowned twice. Once while being pulled ashore and later
with the gallons of whiskey given to warm them up after the ordeal.
</p>
<div class="rescue-images">
<a href="assets/img/media/rescue-last-survivor.jpg" target="_blank" aria-label="Final crew member pulled ashore">
<img src="assets/img/1960/rescue-last-survivor.webp" alt="Final crew member pulled ashore">
<p>Final crew member pulled ashore</p>
</a>
</div>
<p>
Finally the last of the plassey crew were brought ashore and the rescue unit and ships crew made their
way over the rough ground to warmth and safety. The Inisheer Onshore Rescue Unit consisted of 19 men
all but one (due to illness) of which were on hand that day to assist with the rescue. In total over 65
islandersturned up to lend a hand in any way they could. The onshore rescue unit were Martin O'Donnell
(Michael, Lurgan), Edward Flaherty (Patrick, Formna), Coleman Conneely (Morgan, West), Patrick Conneely
(Martin, Formna), Martin Flaherty (Edward, Formna), Patrick Conneely (Patrick, West), Sean Sharry (Michael,
West), Martin Conneely (John, Chapel), Patrick Griffin (Michael, West), Martin Sharry (Michael, West),
Martin Folan (Patrick, Lurgan), Patrick Conneely (Coleman, Chapel), Thomas Costelloe (Martin, Chapel),
Patrick Conneely (C.I.E, West), Michael O'Donnell (Patrick, West), Andrew Conneely (Martin, Lurgan), Edward
Conneely (Martin, Lurgan), Michael Conneely (Peter, West), Roger Conneely (Sean, Lurgan).
</p>
<div class="rescue-images">
<a href="assets/img/media/rescue-plassey-lifeboat.jpg" target="_blank" aria-label="Plassy lifeboat on rocks with island men watching ship">
<img src="assets/img/1960/rescue-plassey-lifeboat.webp" alt="Plassy lifeboat on rocks with island men watching ship">
<p>Plassy lifeboat on rocks with island men watching ship</p>
</a>
</div>
<p>
The Plassey remained stranded on the Finnis rock for some time until a subsequent storm washed her ashore and
pushed her up to the high tide mark. Such is the power of the atlantic sea off the coast of Inisheer. Today
there is a buoy on the Finnis Rock as a beacon to warn ships. It lights up with 3 quick flashes every 10 seconds.
By day it is identified by its black yellow black paintwork.
</p>
</div>
</section>
<!-- buoy-image -->
<div id="finnis-container">
<div id="circle-finnis">
<div id="circle-cover-finnis"></div>
</div>
</div>
<!-- aftermath of shipwreck section -->
<section id="aftermath">
<p>
The Plassy remained stranded on Finnis Rock for some time before a subsequent storm drove her high on to the rocks.
Harold Strong visisted the island in 1962 and took these fantastic photographs. She was still in reasonable shape at this
time but the following years would see further damage by the sea and general decay as she rusts away.
</p>
<div class="rescue-images">
<img class="exercise" src="assets/img/1960/1962_rescue_unit_on_exercise.webp" alt="Onshore Rescue Unit on exercise 1962">
<p>Onshore Rescue Unit on exercise 1962</p>
</div>
</section>
<!-- archive photographs -->
<section id="arcive-images">
<div class="image-heading">
<h2>Archive Images</h2>
</div>
<div class="image-container">
<div>
<img class="img-align" src="assets/img/1960/1962_plassy_on_the_rocks_bow.webp" alt="Plassy on the rocks port side">
<div class="img-txt">Plassy on the rocks port side</div>
</div>
<div>
<img class="img-align" src="assets/img/1960/1962_on_the_rocks_inisheer.webp" alt="Plassy on the rocks starboard side">
<div class="img-txt">Plassy on the rocks starboard side</div>
</div>
<div>
<img class="img-align" src="assets/img/1960/1962_plassy_on_the_rocks_inisheer.webp" alt="Plassy anchors in the foreground">
<div class="img-txt">Plassy anchors in the foreground</div>
</div>
<div>
<img class="img-align" src="assets/img/1960/1962_from_the_bridge_of_the_plassy.webp" alt="Plassy bridge looking astern">
<div class="img-txt">Plassy bridge looking astern</div>
</div>
</div>
</section>
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<section id="coda">
<div class="image-heading">
<h2>The Plassy Today</h2>
</div>
<p>
The years since have heaped further storms on the Plassy driving her further inland and pulverizing her in the process.
Tourists visiting Inisheer mark her down as a must see on their itinerary and every year brings more and more to see
her and leard about the history. Nearly all the crew and onshore rescue team have passed away by now but the Plassy is
still on Inisheer as a reminder of their bravery on that fateful day of March 8th 1960.
</p>
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<h2>1940</h2>
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<h2>1947</h2>
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<h2>1951</h2>
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<h2>1960</h2>
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