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Aggi

Freighter · Norway · Lost 1942 · San Francisco & the Northern California Coast

A Norwegian freighter that ran aground near Duxbury Reef in 1942 under wartime blackout conditions.

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Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents. See the documented evidence.

Interpretive Reconstruction, drawn to convey the vessel's era, type and general form. See the documented evidence.

The Vessel and Her Loss

The Aggi was a Norwegian-flagged steel freighter that ran aground near Duxbury Reef on the Northern California coast in 1942, during a period when wartime blackout restrictions made coastal navigation especially hazardous. Details of her builder, dimensions, and the full circumstances of the grounding are not firmly established in the sources reviewed. No confirmed casualty figures are available.

Vessel

Built: Not established
Builder: Not established
Yard: Not established
Material: Steel
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Steam, single screw
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: 1942
Cause: Grounding
Location: Near Duxbury Reef, Northern California
Water: Pacific Ocean
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Not established
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: Not established
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: Not established
Condition: Not established
Orientation: Not established
Discovered: Not established
Protection: Not established

Position

Coordinates: 37.89° N 122.70° W
Accuracy: General area only
Nearest: Duxbury Reef, California
Region: San Francisco & the Northern California Coast

General area only: coordinate of Duxbury Reef from the USGS Geographic Names Information System, marking the named place of loss recorded for this vessel, not a surveyed wreck position.