Sequana
Passenger-cargo ship of 132 m built in Belfast in 1898, torpedoed by UC-72 at 2 a.m. on 8 June 1917 on its way from Dakar to Bordeaux with 665 people aboard; 207 died. It lies about 5 nm south-south-east of Île d'Yeu at 43–45 m.
Facts
- Region: France – Atlantic & Channel
- Area: Loire-Atlantique & Vendée
- Depth: 43–45 m
- Level: advanced
- Current: low
- Type: wreck
- Coordinates: 46.6112, -2.3067
- Highlights: 132 m liner torpedoed in 1917, deep wreck south of Île d'Yeu
- Tips: Deep decompression dive; treat it as a grave site.