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MHG51951 - FLYING CHILDERS: KYLE AKIN

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NG72NW 8003 c. 74 27
N57 17 W5 45
NLO: Kyle of Lochalsh [name: NG 762 272]
Kyleakin [name: NG 754 263]
Loch Alsh [name centred NG 80 25]
Kyle Akin [name centred NG 758 268]
Skye [name centred NG 45 35].
Possibly on map sheet NG72NE.
(Classified as Tug: date of loss cited as 6 April 1995). Flying Childers: this vessel sank after hitting a rock at Kyle. All gone, and sold for scrapping.
Regisatration: Glasgow. Built 1976. 326grt. Length: 38m. Beam: 9m.
(Location of loss cited as N57 17.0 W5 45.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary, being derived from the unverified location of loss that is cited by Whittaker.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 12 August 2008. <1>

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Grid reference	NG 7399 2699 (point)
Map sheet	NG72NW
Geographical Area	MARITIME

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