Maritime record 2188 - UNKNOWN: STORNOWAY, LEWIS, THE MINCH

NB43SW 8014 4232 3084
N 58 11.4733 W 6 23.1033

Quality of fix = PHOT
Horizontal Datum = OGB
Orientation of keel/wreck = NNWSSE

Surveying Details
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15 April 1975. A small obstruction, possibly the remains of a wreck, is shown at 58 11 28.4N, 006 23 06.2W on an aerial photgraph.

3 March 1976. The area was not fully surveyed.
Report by HMS HERALD dated 1 December 1975.

12 October 1976. The wreck was located in the above position. It consists of iron ribs with a small amount of timber attached suggesting a composite construction. The wreckage is 20 metres long and dries completely at low water neaps.
Report by RAF Brize Norton Sub Aqua Club.1976 Hebrides Survey.

Hydrographic Office, 1995.