Maritime record 13913 - DILIGENCE: PORT NIS, LEWIS, NORTH MINCH
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Location
| Grid reference | NB 54 63 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NB56SW |
| Parish | MARITIME, Western Isles |
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NB56SW 8007 c. 54 63
N58 29 W6 13
Not to be confused with NB56SW 8009.
NLO: Port Nis [name: NB 540 638].
19 March 1889. DILIGENCE. 1 year. Not reg. Wood lugger. 5 ton. 6 men. Master and owner D. Morrison, Ness, Lewis. Ness to fishing. Ballast. Capsized. 6 dead. Wind ENE10. Off Port of Ness [Nis], Lewis.
Source: PP Abstracts of Shipping Casualties on Coasts, or in Rivers and Harbours of the UK July 1888-89 (1890 [C.6115] LXVI.543).
NMRS, MS/829/68 (no. 1655).
(Classified as wooden lugger, in ballast: registration number cited as SY 218 and date of loss as 19 March 1889). This vessel capsized (and apparently sank) off Port of Ness.
I G Whittaker 1998.
REPORT DATE: 29/11/2004
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Record last edited
Jul 29 2005 12:00AM
