Maritime record MHG24139 - Valonia: Eilean an Roin Beag, Minch
Summary
No summary available.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 2003 5787 (80m by 80m) (Buffered by site type) |
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| Map sheet | NC25NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | EDDRACHILLIS |
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Full Description
The NGR given in the Highland Council Maritime Database is NC 1996 5792, which does fall on the shoreline.
JHooper, 18/9/2002
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NC25NW 8001 2004 5787
N 58 28.33 W 5 5.16
Formerly NC25NW 8462
Horizontal Datum = OGB
Circumstances of Loss Details
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6 October 1975. The motor fishing vessel VALONIA has gone ashore 1 mile north of Kinlochbervie, south of Cape Wrath. The crew are safe. The vessel is filling with water and likely to be a total loss.
Source; Lloyd's List, 4 October 1975.
Hydrographic Office 1195.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG1942 Text/Publication/Volume: Baird, B. 1995. Shipwrecks of the West of Scotland. 261.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
