Maritime record MHG26061 - Pat: Brims Ness, Pentland Firth

ND07SW 8003 0430 7180
N58 37.43 W3 38.88

Steamship PAT, of Chester, master William Hoard. Enroute Runcorn to Fisherrow. Lost 18 Mar 1929, 1930, 1931 or 1932 (details incomplete on report). Brims Ness 5 1/2 miles from Holburn Head Lighthouse. No horn sounding. Wind South fresh breeze, heavy swell, haze. Cause of wreck - haze in Pentland Firth. Cargo salt. In response to a telephone message from Finse (?) Post Office, the Thurso lifeboat went out and rescued the crew of 4. The vessel is likely to become a total wreck. The PAT is valued at ?800. The cargo at ?300.
Source; Principal lightkeeper, Holburn Head Lighthouse.