Mediterranean Sea
Official inquiry put
SOS signal here
28 March 1954
SOS signal sent after
fire broke out
HMT Empire Windrush
Likely site of wreck after
the ship sank while being
towed to Gibraltar
120 sq nautical mile
search area
Algiers
Crew and passengers
were evacuated
to Algiers
Algeria
20 km
20 miles
28 March 1954
SOS signal sent after
fire broke out
Official inquiry put
SOS signal here
Mediterranean Sea
HMT Empire Windrush
Likely site of wreck after
the ship sank while being
towed to Gibraltar
Crew and passengers
were evacuated to Algiers
120 sq nautical mile
search area
Algiers
Koléa
Cherchell
Algeria
20 km
20 miles