Maritime record 13684 - CURLEW: NORTH MINCH
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Location
| Grid reference | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
| Parish | MARITIME, Western Isles |
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NB43SW 8063 unlocated
NLO: Stornoway [name: NB 425 330].
9 January 1879, CURLEW, 8 yrs old, not registered, wooden lug sail, 2 tons, 5 crew, Master and Owner A. McIver, Stornoway, departed Stornoway for fishing, in ballast, capsized, 5 lives lost, wind SE7, partial loss, near Stornoway.
Source: PP Abstracts Returns of Wrecks and Casualties on Coasts of the UK 1878 - 79 (1880 [C.2519] LXVI.47).
NMRS, MS/829/69 (no. 2933).
The map sheet assigned to this record is arbitrary. The loss is not cited by I G Whittaker (1998), suggesting that the vessel was successfully returned to service.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 17 May 2004.
REPORT DATE: 17/05/2004
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Record last edited
Jul 29 2005 12:00AM
