MHG52306 - OCEAN RETRIEVER II: SGEIR DHEARG, MALLAIG HARBOUR, SOUND OF SLEAT

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Type and Period (2)

  • WRECK (20th Century - 1901 AD to 2000 AD)
  • DRIFTER (Unknown date)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

NM69NE 8014 c. 677 975
N57 0,6 W5 49.5
NLO: Sgeir Dhearg [name: NM 677 975]
Mallaig [name: NM 675 970]
Mallaig Harbour [name centred NM 677 975]
Sound of Sleat [name centred NG 72 09].
(Classified as steam drifter: date of loss cited as 4 August 1931). Ocean Retriever II: this vessel was wrecked on beacon rock [Beacon Rock], [at the] entrance to Mallaig Harbour.
Registration: Yarmouth. Built 1914. 94grt.
(Location of loss cited as N57 0.0 W5 50.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative, being derived from the unverified location that is cited by Whittaker. Beacon Rock is presumably to be equated with Sgeir Dhearg, a prominent skerry situated within the mouth of Mallaig harbour. The beacon itself (NM69NE 27) is situated at NM 67764 97546.
Information from RCHAMS (RJCM), 17 March 2008. <1>

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Location

Grid reference NM 6769 9750 (point)
Map sheet NM69NE
Geographical Area MARITIME

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