Maritime record 2197 - UNKNOWN: SEID ROCK, STORNOWAY, LEWIS, THE MINCH

Summary

58 11 18.3N, 006 22 44.2W, wreck of unknown trawler

Location

Grid reference NB 42660 30430 (point)
Map sheet NB43SW
Parish MARITIME, Western Isles

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

NB43SW 8000 4266 3043
N 58 11.2667 W 6 22.7333

Horizontal Datum = UND

Surveying Details
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12 August 1958. A wreck is reported at 58 11 16N, 006 22 44w or bearing 200 degrees 804 metres from Seid Rock Beacon.
Report by HMS SHACKLETON.

24 Febriary 1975. The hulk of possible a trawler (about 40 metres or 130 feet long) stripped to deck level is visible on a Royal Navy aerial photograph dated 8 September 1972.

15 April 1975. The wreck is shown at 58 11 18.3N, 006 22 44.2W on photo plot.

2 March 1976. The vessel is stranded on land that is being reclaimed.
Report by HMS HERALD, 1 December 1975.

Hydrographic Office, 1995.

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jul 28 2005 2:24PM

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