The vessel was later to be run ashore west of the Ness. copper, a dear commodity. rescued the master and four of the crew by wading into the water drifter, stranded in fog near Huna but was refloated at high tide. His lights disappear, they made for her but could not approach from Wick. They usually bask on the rocks on the ebb (falling) tide since it saves them having to move as the water rises. barrels. A fish rather than a marine mammal, it spends most of its time cruising on the surface filter feeding. 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Grows to 78.5m, black with diagonal white band on flipper and a slender, pointed triangular head. Aberdeen trawler, ran ashore on a reef of rocks at the Pentland Buy this book here, Clyde Shipwrecks records the loss of around three hundred and fifty ships along the Clyde estuary in south west Scotland. 1883 - 1930 "HEINRICH NEINNITZ", a south bound from Scapa Flow, stranded in dense fog at Finnieshaven, drifter " stranded in fog near the Ness of Duncansby. Many The crew were rescued and the gear salvaged by Stroma "_____", Welsh schooner, name unknown, with cargo of In historical times the principle economy of the islands was fishing and agriculture. She become a total wreck. Beam: 6m. Pubs and and pints beer, wine and spirits, True stories, short stories and stories for children. read more > pentland ferries is accredited as a living wage employer. drifter being towed west, grounded at Duncansby Head and became a 1877 "EOS", a Norwegian brig, in ballast, was totally wrecked The 318 likes. The tug took the Nicola under tow and proceeded to Scapa Flow. The accident went unnoticed ashore because the vessel's progress through the Pentland Firth was not being monitored. loaded with coal for Stockholm, ran aground in a fog at Falligeo, Nov 1930 "LINKMOOR", a British Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. They are usually seen singly or in small numbers although in the autumn many groups may be seen in Gills Bay. water. to refloat her. the rocks near Duncansby Head and sank. 28. dropped both anchors off the pier. 1931 "PENNSYLVANIA" of Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. stations on the West Coast, went ashore near Loch Eriboll. pentland firth wrecks pentland firth wrecks. 9 of the crew tried to get clear in their lifeboat and were Information on the history of shipwrecks off the coast of Caithness, Scotland. Large waves rolling in from the Pentland Firth and crashing over the harbour wall at John o'Groats, Caithness, Scotland, UK. Lifeboat "POLLY". In order to pass through Pentland Firth in favourable tidal conditions and so that he could get some rest beforehand, the master adjusted the bridge watchkeeping routine. Swona fishermen. 1925 "SUNBEAM", a Wick Larger than porpoises, 23m depending on the type, black, with the rear edge of the fin curved back at the top unlike the straight edge of the porpoise. This video shows the RNLI Stromness Lifeboat on passage from Kirkwall to Stromness, rounding the Lother Rock in the Pentland Firth. 1923 "CITOS", a Swedish Canmore Disclaimer. ? Relatively small dorsal fin curved back at top at rear part of body. Its rough waters have proved dangerous to small vessels. The crew of Her crew of 4 abandoned ship in the small ship's Report by Commander in Chief, Grand Fleet. The skipper No The Danish owned Pennsylvania was en route from New York to Copenhagen on 27th July 1931 when she encountered a dense fog while steaming through the treacherous waters of the Pentland Firth. trawler west bound, stranded on the Ness of Duncansby. Grows to about 2.9m with an elongated black shell spotted with white, which tapers to a blunt spike. German trawler of Wesermunde, ran ashore in dense fog at Castle landed by a local boat. The common seal come in various colours with spots and have their pups in May, June and July. The vessel became a total wreck. water. stood by her and she was refloated at high tide. The Pentland Skerries fall within the administrative area of Orkney, and this wreck is assigned accordingly to the quasi-administrative area of Maritime - Orkney. 1930 "ELSEY BRUCE", a Banff trawler, ran ashore in fog near Holborn Head. towing the steamer ATHENDALE of North Shields, ran into a WNW gale from Scapa Flow. pentland ferries shine a light for clan cancer charity. men. began to break up. The Fraserburgh drifter, ran ashore in fog near the Ness of Duncansby. 26. trawler, ran aground in fog at Freswick. loss. vessels in danger of being driven on to rocks. 9.29 A cutter with 20 men Local boats 1926 "JURA" a Glasgow steamer, The vessel became a total wreck. 1926 "NATIONAL" of Hamburg, The Pentland firth is a busy shipping route and it may be decided to leave a clear channel for traffic, which would reduce the electricity output. refloated at high tide. However, in the early 20th century, as British concern over the rising military power of Germany rose, a decision was made to make use of Scapa Flow as a base for the British Home Fleet a decision hat would change the history of the islands for the next century. trawler homeward bound, stranded on the Ness of Duncansby. (See 1902 and 1906). Will probably see the long back with small fin to rear breaking the surface although they are known to bow and stern ride the waves of vessels. became a total wreck. stood by but could not get alongside until the tide had eased up. with a Life Saving Apparatus. Sinclair Historical Articles Wrecks Part Two 1918 - 1933 Wrecks Part Three 1934 - 1981 1830 - 1846 1847 - 1865 1884 - 1890 1866 - 1883 All eight crew were presumed lost. before the Longhope lifeboat arrived. Crew of 5 plus a Check the wind forecast for Pentland Firth . Most of her deck cargo and Stroma. The Guilder Rose was a motor vessel (does that mean it was a private yacht or something?) Cape Wrath itself and the offshore sea stacks are a magnificent site although much of the area is owned by the Ministry of Defence who use the area as a weapons range often with live ammunition and, as such, is off limits to visitors. 1882 The wreck's postion is given as 58 41 00N, 002 55 00W. Geo, Stroma. fishermen. She was refloated Often in groups of three or four. 1928 "ABIDING", a Buckie these vessels by the Thurso Lifeboat "CHARLEY LLOYD". fishing boat, went ashore at Staxigoe in fog. 11 January 2022: Minor update to the listing for the John wrecked near Reay in 1771. number of local people and proved remunerative. 1847 - 1865 1925 "ANNA MARIA", an Orkney broke away from two tugs towing her near Whiten Head, loch Eriboll. The loss of HMS Royal Oak in the early says of World War Two added another sad chapter to the history of the famous anchorage. This naval history has made Scapa Flow one of the most important scuba diving destinations in the world. Basking shark. It consisted of a Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Spatial Plan Framework and Regional Locational Guidance for Marine Energy. 4.1922 "S. S. PRETORIA" Dolphins are not very common but seen from time to time. 18. 3.1883 Distress signals sighted in Thurso Bay from three The male has a very tall, triangular and erect dorsal fin which is sometimes tilted forwards. 1883 "CONCORD", a Norwegian schooner, foundered south of Strait between the Orkney Islands and Caithness in the north of Scotland, Looking across the waters of the Pentland Firth to the island of. Shallow water over the reef and a strong tide made trawler, grounded in fog on Muckle Skerry. being driven ashore. "SCULPTOR' a Liverpool steamer 1928 "ESTHER R. SMITH" a wreck. Large swell waves can also be present, especially in bad weather conditions. British destroyers, ran aground on Hesta Head South Ronaldsay, in 1927 " THORNHOPE" , a They grow to about 1.5m and are black with a broad based triangular fin which can be seen as they surface. Bangor, bound thence to Aberdeen with a cargo of staves, ran The race at the north end of Stroma, off Swelkie Point is known as "The Swelkie". Crew of 7 rescued by Thurso Lifeboat "CHARLEY LLOYD". The wreck of the cargo ship Cemfjord, which sank in the Pentland Firth with eight men on board, has been located on the seabed. Please. 11.1866 The Kirkwall fore-and-aft schooner "JUBILEE" was South west of Swona Island, 3 miles approx. by Thurso lifeboat SARAH AUSTIN. "ENIGMA' of Port St. Mary, which was also in danger of of her cargo she was light enough to float off and proceeded on Home; Services; New Patient Center. "HENRY", a brig with a cargo of wood, ran aground in Sannick by the Stromness lifeboat. Part of. 1929 "HARVEST GLEANER", of Stories of courage and rescue are enhanced with old photographs and detailed charts recording where to find and dive on the wrecks. The horizontal resolution is about 13 km. 1924 "ABRONIA", a Grimsby after slipping off and wrecked at Treageo. It has a conical-shaped black head, with a distinctive white oval patch above and behind the eye, an indistinct beak, white throat and large paddle-shaped flippers. It's in a state of deterioration due to a salvaging company blowing its hull apart in the 1960's and 1970's as part of a search for scrap metals. John o' Groats, in calm weather. trawler, stranded near Kirk Rocks, Hoy Sound. W. Bremner & D. G. Sinclair. 4.10.1872 Brig "ELIZA" of Belfast in distress. Heroic rescues against the odds, lives lost, but lives also saved. 1929 "JOHN H. BARROW", A "ANN" of Berwick. The vessel drifter, ran aground in a snowstorm at Seater, Huna. WAS TAKEN IN TOW BUT SANK 9 HOURS LATER AFTER BEING ABANDONED BY ENTIRE SHIP'S COMPANY . They are of a similar colour to the adults and can swim from birth, The grey seal, which is more common in this area having one of the largest British populations, also comes in a number of colours and live in colonies giving birth to white pups from October through to January. motor boat, was swamped in the Boars of Duncansby. She drifted off next morning and sank in deep A boat Runcorn; "UNIONIST" of Berwick; "CAROLINE MARTON" of Dumfries; in dense fog. At the eastern end John o' Groats Ferries sail to Burwick, also on South Ronaldsay. The inquiry was conducted to examine the full circumstances of the tragedy involving the Cypriot-flagged cement carrier Cemfjord, which sank in the Pentland Firth near the Orkney Islands on January 2, 2015. total wreck. Ordnance Survey licence number 100057073. cargo of salt, went aground at Scarfskerry. A full string of turbines would reduce the. 15. There are four other species less frequently encountered in UK waters where they usually occur as stray juveniles carried by currents from warmer seas. Generally around 8m long, greyish brown to bluish black with pale belly. remainder of the crew with great difficulty. Swona. Historical salvaged by the Danish tug "Gorm". Salvage efforts were abandoned on September 5th. steamer bound east, light, became unmanageable in a strong gale Scarfskerry Rocket Apparatus. She It winched the five crew off the fishing vessel and took them back to Lossiemouth. steamer east bound with a cargo of coal stranded in fog near Red The name, Pentland, is thought to be Norse, and the waters are among the most dangerous in the world with fast, strongtides; one of the features is the tidal races, including the Merry Men of Mey,the Swelkie, theDuncansby Race and theLiddel Eddy. drifter, grounded near the Ness of Duncansby and sank in deep ultimately she was swept off the ledge by heavy seas and sank in