WreckfinderBritish liner · Sunk 14 October 1898
Mohegan wreck
The Mohegan is a British liner wreck lying less than 3 nautical miles off Coverack in Cornwall. The top of the wreck is about 18 m down on a 20 m seabed. She sank on 14 October 1898. The exact GPS mark is in the Wreckfinder app.
- Top of wreck18 m
- Seabed20 m
- Nearest harbourCoverack
- ConditionVery broken up
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Fishing the Mohegan
What you might catch
- PollackAll year, best late summer to winter
- Conger eelAll year, best on summer nights and neap tides
- PoutingAll year
- BassSpring to autumn
- Ballan wrasseSpring to autumn
Typical for wrecks like this (draft, until we have catch reports). Caught something here? Tell us.
Tide and method
Tide: Shallow enough to fish more of the tide. Pollack and bass often feed hard as the tide starts to run.
Method: The wreck is broken up, so drifting over it with shads, jellies or baited feathers covers the ground well. Anchoring uptide works too, but the marks are smaller.
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Diving the Mohegan
The dive
The top of the wreck is about 18 m down on a 20 m seabed. That is within sport diving range for qualified, experienced divers.
Condition: Very broken up, bows ssw, 4 boilers visible (from the last survey).
Before you dive
- Anything you recover from a wreck must be reported to the Receiver of Wreck.
- Plan around slack water and check the weather. Skippers who know the wreck make all the difference.
History of the Mohegan
A liner of the Atlantic Transport Line, built in 1898 as the Cleopatra. On her second voyage, from London to New York, she was badly off course and hit the Manacles rocks on 14 October 1898. She sank within about 15 minutes and 106 of the 149 people on board were lost.
| Type | British liner |
|---|---|
| Sunk | 14 October 1898 |
| Tonnage | 6,889 tons gross |
| Length | 147 m |
| Beam | 15.9 m |
| Cargo | General and mixed goods |
| Top of wreck | 18 m |
| Seabed | 20 m |
| Area | Cornwall (nearest harbour Coverack) |
Where is the Mohegan wreck?
The Mohegan lies less than 3 nautical miles off Coverack, in Cornwall. We don't publish exact positions on the website. The GPS mark is in the Wreckfinder app.
Other wrecks in Cornwall
- SpitalBritish steamship, 1918
- HMS RinoviaBritish trawler, 1940
- Ben ReinBritish steamship, 1941
- Caroni RiverBritish tanker, 1940
Mohegan wreck: questions
How deep is the Mohegan wreck?
The top of the wreck is about 18 m down on a 20 m seabed.
Where is the Mohegan wreck?
It lies less than 3 nautical miles off Coverack in Cornwall. The exact GPS position is in the Wreckfinder app.
Can you fish the Mohegan?
Yes. Wrecks like this typically hold pollack, conger eel, pouting, bass. The wreck is broken up, so drifting over it with shads, jellies or baited feathers covers the ground well. Anchoring uptide works too, but the marks are smaller.
Can you dive the Mohegan?
The top of the wreck is about 18 m down on a 20 m seabed. That is within sport diving range for qualified, experienced divers.
How do I get the GPS coordinates for the Mohegan?
Download Wreckfinder, search for Mohegan, and Premium shows the exact position to enter in your chartplotter.
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