Maritime record 14075 - EOTHEN: STORNOWAY, LEWIS, NORTH MINCH

NB43SW 8067 c. 425 324
N58 12.3 W6 23

NLO: Stornoway [name: NB 425 330]
Cala Steornabhaigh [name centred NB 431 315].

Stornoway, 3rd Feb., the ESTHER (?), Brown, from Riga, is ashore on Goat island, waterlogged.
Source: Shipping Intelligence, LL, No. 18,033, London, Monday February 5 1872.

Stornoway, 2nd Feb., the EOTHEN (not ESTHER, as before reported) (brig), Brown, from Riga, with timber, which left this port, 24th Jan., for Belfast, struck on a sunken rock at the Island of Cana [Canna], during a gale, 30th Jan., became waterlogged and drove down to this harbour, where she again struck: the crew, with the exception of the mate, who remained on board until daylight, left the vessel: she was brought into the harbour this morning by a tug.
Source: Shipping Intelligence, LL, No. 18,034, London, Tuesday February 6 1872.

Stornoway, 5th Feb., the EOTHEN, Brown, from Riga, which was brought in here, 2nd Feb., after having been aground, has lost rudder: extent of damage otherwise not yet ascertained.
Source: Shipping Intelligence, LL, No. 18,036, London, Thursday February 8 1872.

Stornoway, 8th Feb., the EOTHEN, Brown, from Riga, which was brought in here, 2nd Feb., after grounding, is still lying here, waterlogged, and is seriously damaged: her keel and stern post are apparently broken.
Source: Shipping Intelligence, LL, No. 18,040, London, Tuesday February 13 1872.

Stornoway, 13th Feb., the EOTHEN, Brown, from Riga to Belfast, which was brought in here, 2nd Feb., waterlogged, after being ashore, will be discharged and placed on the patent slip.
Source: Shipping Intelligence, LL, No. 18,044, London, Saturday February 17 [1872].

NMRS, MS/829/69 (no. 3739).

The loss of this vessel is not cited by I G Whittaker (1998), presumably on account of her successful recovery. Goat Island is not noted as such on the 1997 edition of the OS 1:50,000 map.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 30 June 2004.

REPORT DATE: 21/07/2004