MHG24298 - Inner Sound

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Type and Period (1)

  • WRECK (Post Medieval to 21st Century - 1560 AD to 2100 AD)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

NG73SW 8000 7023 3042
N 57 18.4 W 5 48.9

Formerly NG73SW 8540

Horizontal Datum = OGB
General water depth = 150

Circumstances of Loss Details
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This is the former offshore drilling platform construction site used by Howard Doris Ltd.

Surveying Details
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1 December 1988. A considerable quantity of debris has been left on seabed within the limits of the former platform construction site. The limits of foul area:- 57 18 48N, 005 49 36W - 57 17 54N, 005 48 00W

28 June 1991. A local fisherman reports that a Howard Doris barge sank in 1986 in 159 metres at 57 18 31N, 005 48 57W, and that there is the wreck of a pontoon at 148 metres at 57 18 03N, 005 48 28W.
Report by the Scottish Office, Agriculture and Fisheries Department, 21 June 1991.

Hydrographic Office, 1995.

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Location

Grid reference Centred NG 7022 3042 (80m by 80m) (2 map features)
Map sheet NG73SW
Geographical Area SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Civil Parish STRATH

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