Maritime record MHG50639 - Ocean Star: Thurso Bay, Pentland Firth
Summary
No summary available.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 10 69 (20m by 20m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND16NW |
| Operational Area | CAITHNESS SUTHERLAND AND EASTER ROSS |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
Map
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Full Description
NMRS Report: (08/05/2007 16:33:57)
ND16NW 8066 c. 10 69
N58 36 W3 33
NLO: Scrabster [name: ND 102 702]
Thurso [name: ND 115 687].
Possibly on map sheet ND17SW.
(Classified as schooner: no cargo specified, but date of loss cited as 4 December 1872). Ocean Star: this vessel stranded on rocks opposite Thurso Castle.
Registration: Wick. 139nrt.
(Location of loss cited as N58 36.0 W3 32.33).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location of this loss remains uncertain. Whittaker places the loss 'opposite Thurso Castle' [presumably Bishop's Castle or Scrabster Castle, Thurso [ND16NW 3, at ND 1068 6915].
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 8 May 2007.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SHG24123 Dataset: RCAHMS. 02/2008. Annual update from Canmore. Digital. 288463.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2009 3:19PM
