MHG53336 - Unknown: North Sea
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Type and Period (2)
- WRECK (19th Century - 1801 AD to 1900 AD)
- CRAFT (Unknown date)
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- None recorded
Full Description
ND35SE 8129 unlocated
NLO: Wick [name: ND 361 508]
Sinclair's Bay [name centred ND 37 56].
Wick, 20th Dec. A severe storm at SE. Two fishing boats lost with all hands. Wick breakwater standing well.
Source, LL, No. 17,684, London, Wednesday, December 21 1870
Wick, 20th Dec. [another account]. A severe Easterly storm has set in, preceded by a very heavy surf along the whole coast. Several fishing boats are missing: one is known to have foundered in Sinclair bay [Sinclair’s Bay], and two men and a boy are drowned.
Source, LL, No. 17,684, London, Wednesday, December 21 1870.
NMRS, MS/829/72 (no. 11893).
The map sheet and quasi-administrative area assigned to this record are essentially arbitrary, being derived from the port of report.
The loss of these vessels is not cited by I G Whittaker (1998).
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 23 March 2009. <1>
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | SV 0000 0000 Approximate |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SV00SW |
| Geographical Area | MARITIME |
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External Links (1)
- http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/298177/ (View information held by RCAHMS on Canmore website)
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