Maritime record MHG27601 - Normannvik: Minch

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Grid reference Centred NB 8157 3097 (80m by 80m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NB83SW
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish ASSYNT
Old County SUTHERLAND

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NB83SW 8000 8158 3097
N58 12.8 W5 43.1

Formerly NB83SW 1

NORMANNVIK, Norwegian motor vessel, en route from Norway to Runcorn with a cargo of Felspar (stone). In heavy seas on 18 Jan 1970, the cargo shifted and the vessel capsized and sank. Wreck lies orientated WNW/ESE, least depth of 69m in a general depth of 86m.
Source; Baird 1995

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  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Baird, B. 1995. Shipwrecks of the West of Scotland. 261.

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Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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