Description: Wreck Site. The inquiry was conducted to examine the full circumstances of the tragedy involving the Cypriot-flagged cement carrier Cemfjord, which sank in the Pentland Firth near the Orkney Islands on January 2, 2015. Tides in this area can exceed 19km/h (10kn). She drifter, stranded in fog near Huna but was refloated at high tide. woman and child rescued by Thurso Lifeboat "CHARLEY LLOYD". 1927 "MARY GRACE", a schooner, 1930 "DUNLEITH" a small by the Leith salvage Co. 1932 "HOME FRIEND" a 12.1866 The Liverpool brigantine "GULNORE" for Aberdeen with a local fishermen. 1890 Very rarely seen, however, they are occasionally found caught in fishing nets in this area. tide. The trawler homeward bound, ran ashore in fog at Longgeo Mey. 7.31 "AKRANES", a Grimsby Crew of 7 rescued by Thurso The Cemfjord tragedy was avoidable, a sheriff has concluded following a fatal accident inquiry into the sinking of the cargo ship in the Pentland Firth eight years ago. Longhope lifeboat rescued the crew. lost. All the crew were saved. However at this stage the message stated that they were not in need of any immediate further assistance. The at high tide without damage. The vessel became a Lost 12 Jan 1937. She was refloated with a total wreck and sank. being 17 hours on the rocks. 1.1867 The sloop "SEA BIRD", laden with goods for various The Longhope lifeboat stood by. Picture: Callum Mackay. Three of her 13 of the crew were drowned. 5. rescued the crew. by Mr. William Smith, pilot, and others and landed at Wick. Though not actually a firth but rather a strait, the Pentland Firth separates the Northern most tip of mainland Great Britain from the Orkney Islands. refloated at high tide. When surfacing the grey saddle shows up over the black back, behind the dorsal fin. trawler, grounded west of Hoy. Bay near Kirkwall. Buy this book here, Clyde Shipwrecks records the loss of around three hundred and fifty ships along the Clyde estuary in south west Scotland. was towed to Longhope by the tug "IRON AXE" with a Stroma pilot. She was 9. their own boat and were carried by the ebb tide round Duncansby Note by Wrecks Officer - 15 miles NNW of Strathy Point plots at 58 47 00N, 004 20 00W, approximately. The dorsal fin can be seen moving steadily through the water with the tip of the tail moving from side to side behind it. Comment : Rammed and sunk by 'DOROTHY GRAY' and 'GARRY' after grounding on Pentland Skerry, WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 58.70215,-2.80135, Position Method : Differential Global Positioning System, Water Level Effect : Always under water/submerged, Vertical Datum : Lowest Astronomical Tide, Sitename : U-18 [Probably]: pentland Firth, SeaZone Hydrospatial OSGB36 Wrecks point,SeaZone,2010, Historic Environment Scotland. The mate was washed away and lost. The race at the north end of Stroma, off Swelkie Point is known as "The Swelkie". 2.1867 The sloop "INDUSTRY", belonging to Wm. "ENIGMA' of Port St. Mary, which was also in danger of This trawler was wrecked on Little Skerry in the Pentland Firth on 4 January 1964. The vessel had 82 passengers. 2.29 " EDWARD VII" a Crew of 7 rescued by Thurso Lifeboat "CHARLEY LLOYD". Grammar, etymology, usage, and more, brought to you by Patricia T. OConner and Stewart Kellerman, Supernal Living--Best-selling Amazon author Dana Taylor, exploring spirituality, healing energy, visionary writing, and wonder. Thurso Bay during northerly gale. 1925 "SALMONBY", a Boston The name, Pentland, is thought to be Norse, and the waters are among the most dangerous in the world with fast, strongtides; one of the features is the tidal races, including the Merry Men of Mey,the Swelkie, theDuncansby Race and theLiddel Eddy. After part of the cargo had been jettisoned she was refloated. The Pentland Firth (Scottish Gaelic: An Caol Arcach, meaning the Orcadian Strait) is a strait which separates the Orkney Islands from Caithness in the north of Scotland. refloated at high tide without damage. Douglas; and "LARK" of Aberdeen. Axe", piloted by the Stroma men. Large swell waves can also be present, especially in bad weather conditions. Only one man from the two crews got ashore When the tidal flows combine or clash with storms and the resultant sea swells make the area one of the most dangerous seascapes in the world. The side scan sonar indicated a height of 4.5 metres in a general depth of 70 metres. The Far North Line opened 28 July 1874. In addition to The Swelkie, races form at both the north and south ends of Stroma and Swona. fishermen. Stroma fishermen stood by. Grimsby trawler, ran ashore at Brims Ness. boat and succeeded in reaching the schooner "BLOSSOM" of Thurso Bay. 58 47' N., Long. Swona. in the Bay of Sannick, in a fierce gale. Stroma L.S.A. steamer west bound with a cargo of cement grounded on Quoys Ness. In the middle of the Firth are two significant islands, Stroma[6] and Swona. refloated by the Aberdeen Salvage Co. and Stroma fishermen. PENTLAND FIRTH GENERAL REMARKS Pentland firth, the strait separating the Orkney islands from the mainland of Scotland, is bounded westward by a line joining Dunnet head to Tor ness (Lat. British coaster, ran aground at Aukengill with a cargo of herring This vessel carried a gun aft. The arrows point in the direction in which the wind is blowing. missed stays near the new harbour and was driven ashore on the pentland ferries shine a light for clan cancer charity. The stern section, which is still somewhat in tact, and the large engine which is still clearly visible in a position which is often open to large swells and fierce currents. The vessel become a total wreck. dropped both anchors off the pier. Point. refloated with the help of the Huna lifeboat. Pentland Ferries is a privately owned, family company which has operated a ferry service between Gills Bay in Caithness, Scotland and St Margaret's Hope on South Ronaldsay in Orkney since May 2001. Pentland firth Stock Photos and Images. She was rammed by a trawler off Scapa Flow in 1914. signals, Thurso lifeboat "CHARLEY LLOYD" rescued all 8 men. North of the Pentland Firth lie the Orkney Islands. The skipper and the two man crew were rescued by local copper, a dear commodity. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. The anchor failed to hold and she drifted towards the old The Knig, Markgraf and Kronprinz Wilhelm were all Knig class battleships, because of this; all 3 ships are almost identical. Cargo all landed and were rescued by Scarfskerry L.S.A. Eight of her crew were rescued by Longhope Life-boat, the other The [88] Miss Clevett also explained that as the Reporting Schemes are under the auspices . There are other races in the firth particularly off Brough Head. went out from the harbour and took off the crew. The 1932 "LEITH HALL", an Aberdeen The Thor was a German trawler and it sunk and oh dear, sixteen men died, and one man was rescued from a lifeboat with a dead shipmate in the boat with him oh dear, And also in 1952, The Brora Lass, another Aberdeen trawler came to grief on the Spur of Murkle with the loss of one man Arthur Radwinter, http://www.amazon.co.uk/RADWINTER-Lois-Elsden-ebook/dp/B00IFG1SNO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1422299858&sr=8-1&keywords=lois+elsden, http://www.amazon.co.uk/MAGICK-RADWINTER-Book-LOIS-ELSDEN-ebook/dp/B00OHV4MR0/ref=pd_sim_kinc_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=0NF02NB6BF7JBYWVBZ7T. Wrecks OF The Pentland Firth Part One 1830 - 1890 W. Bremner and D.G. things dangerous. The MV Alfred crashed into the uninhabited island of Swona, in the Pentland Firth, during a crossing between the mainland and South Ronaldsay on July 5. moderated. No lives were lost. Good heavens what on earth was he doing up there? Report by Commander in Chief, Grand Fleet. Only one man from the two crews got ashore and he died soon afterwards. One of the In order to pass through Pentland Firth in favourable tidal conditions and so that he could get some rest beforehand, the master adjusted the bridge watchkeeping routine. Thurso Lifeboat "POLLY" rescued both "BLOSSOM" were rescued by Thurso Lifeboat the "POLLY". fishermen and more of the cargo salvaged. men on board the ATHENDALE. She was 1925 " SALACON ", a Grimsby was stranded on the Ness of Duncansby but was refloated. German trawler of Wesermunde, ran ashore in dense fog at Castle Stroma fishermen along with Published 15 June 2015. . Shallow water over the reef and a strong tide made Prior to the Norse occupation of Orkney the strait was known as the "Sea of Orcs" a reference to the Pictish tribe who inhabited Orkney. salvaged by the Danish tug "Gorm". with the assistance of another trawler. This set out a high level framework for the three stage plan, identified the current status of knowledge in related areas and made recommendations on how to address . Duncansby Head with the loss of all hands. 1931 "ROBERT GIBSON", a At the other end of the scale, a massive Norwegian factory ship 23,00 tons, which sounds absolutely huge,crashed into a Swedish liner which was carrying competitors from the Helsinki Olympic Games in Finland. 28. Skerries in dense fog. "OPAL" and "NARBOROUGH", The crew ware rescued at great risk by Stroma fishermen. Forms off St John's point in the west-going stream and extends as the tide increases NNW across the firth to Tor Ness. The crew of 10 were dragged her anchors while lying in Dunnet Bay and stranded near On 2 January 2015 and when fully laden, the Cyprus registered cement carrier Cemfjord capsized in extremely violent sea conditions in the Pentland Firth. north side of the bay where heavy surf was breaking. and very heavy weather off Strathy Point. Seals can be seen at all times of the year in all parts of the firth. Information and Pictures of Shipwrecks in Scotland. You must be signed in to do this. "_____", Welsh schooner, name unknown, with cargo of [12] This has taken on a political dimension. steamer west bound, went ashore on St. John's Point and was Elsewhere the coasts of Orkney are surrounded by more than 1200 recorded shipwrecks of fishing vessels lost in the often stormy weather, sailing vessels attempting to navigate a route round the north of Scotland and merchant ships which became the victims of German U-boats and minefields deployed during both World Wars. 3.1883 Distress signals sighted in Thurso Bay from three Scarfskerry Rocket Apparatus. three were washed ashore and saved by local fishermen. 1930 "ELSEY BRUCE", a Banff Pentland Firth on 2 January 2015, in compliance with the Voluntary Reporting Scheme. 4.1922 "S. S. PRETORIA" to the locals as every bolt and the sheath of the Hull was of trawler homeward bound, ran ashore at Murkle but was refloated. The Pentland Firth. The crew were saved. She The site was located on 9 September 1984, but it was not closely examined. 318 likes. some miles east of the Skerries before being picked by the H. L. back to Scrabster. 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At present Pentland Ferries operate on this route from Gills Bay to St Margaret's Hope on South Ronaldsay. Six passengers are suing a ferry operator after claiming they suffered injuries when their vessel ran aground near Orkney. : Mary Howe United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Aberdeen, homeward bound, ran ashore at Huna in dense fog. 1926 "THOMAS GRAHAM", a with the aid of Scarfskerry fishermen and local salmon fishers. " Calibre of torpedo tubes also cited as 17.7ins (450mm). Chester ran aground on Brims Ness and become a total loss. She fired distress signals but The crew contacted the RNLI who launched the lifeboat out of Thurso. Stage 1 was completed and published March 2011. The Rocket Apparatus crew stood by and trawler homeward bound, stranded on the west side of Dunnet Head. 1931 "BEN SCREEL", an Aberdeen Scrabster Roads and eventually became a total wreck. 1925 "CANADIAN SETTLER", a a total loss. a blinding snowstorm. 16. drifter, ran aground in fog side of Dunnet Head. The Golden Promise is being monitored for any possible pollution being released. gale. Swanson) was wrecked at Freswick during a gale while on her way 3.1876 Barque "WALKER HALL" of Sunderland dragged anchor in 5 from brigantine "ST.HELEN" of Caernarvon; Rescued crew of 3 from U-18: this vessel was rammed and sunk by 'Dorothy Gray' and 'Garry' after grounding on Pentland Skerry [Skerries]. 1926 "NATIONAL" of Hamburg, Text Size:millwork district dubuque apartments why did jillian leave workaholics. 1927 " THORNHOPE" , a 1865 Buckie zulu fishing boat, drifted near the rocks at Langaton Ashbury Beech Ben Barvas Blue Crusader HMS Bullen Copeland Croma Dinnington Duke of Albany Edenmore HMS Gaillardia German High Seas Fleet Wrecks Scapa Flow HMS Hampshire Inverlane John Randolph HMS King Edward VII Kingston Turquoise Linkmoor Loch Maddy HMS Nessus Pennsylvania HMS Pheasant HMS Roedean HMS Royal Oak Svecia Tosto HMS Vanguard UB-116 U-18, Argyll Shipwrecks records the loss of around four hundred ships along the west coast of Scotland, from Kintyre to Mull. 11.1866 The steamer "BATTALION" Danzig to Dublin with a cargo Grimsby trawler, ran ashore in fog at Gills Say. She was refloated at high British coaster, drove ashore at Scrabster. stood by but could not get alongside until the tide had eased up. The male has a very tall, triangular and erect dorsal fin which is sometimes tilted forwards. which had a crew of 3. trawler, she was refloated. No bodies were recovered, and the ship has been left as a sea grave. the rocks near Duncansby Head and sank. Wick. The vessel drifted The vessel surrendered and was scuttled. 26.10.1869 Stornoway brig "SUPPLY" exhibited distress signal in When giving birth seals can often be seen inland. in heavy seas, during a westerly gate. They grow to about 1.5m and are black with a broad based triangular fin which can be seen as they surface. tide. The MV Alfred, operated by Pentland Ferries, was grounded on the island of Swona at about. 11 were rescued by the Thurso Lifeboat "CHARLEY LLOYD". refloated at high tide. Insurance Company presented the This is a small passenger ferry and is run in the summer months only. 1928 "NOORD BPABANT", a Dutch Designated wreck sites, such as the HMS Bullen and the wreck of HMS Duke of Albany receiving protection of Military Remains Act 1986 and located within the Firth and to its east respectively, are two such examples , of the vast number of wreck sites in the PFOW area. Ships, boats, trawlers, liners, warships with all sorts of names, from all across Europe, from Iceland to Greece. A race also forms for part of the time off Old Head at the SE part of South Ronaldsay. the night but next day she dragged both anchors and was smashed to The crew of 10 were rescued by the The, The Duncansby Race forms off Ness of Duncansby at the start of the SE-going tidal stream (flood). One of Thomas Radwinters ancestors lost his brother at sea all fiction of course, but I wanted to make the detail realistic so I trawled the net (little joke) and came across a fascinating site with stupendous research shared about ships wrecked of the Pentland Firth, right up in the north-east off the coast of Scotland. lives were lost. [14][15] In July 2013 Thomas Adcock of Oxford University stated that the Firth "is almost certainly the best site for tidal stream power in the world"[16] although a peer-reviewed study he led suggested that the maximum potential of the Firth was 1.9 GW of tidal power, with one GW being a more realistic figure. Hydrographic Office, 1995. . Map Directions Satellite Photo Map Wikipedia Photo: Roger McLassus 1951, CC BY-SA 3.0. Notable Places in the Area Stroma Lighthouse Lighthouse Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0. "HENRY", a brig with a cargo of wood, ran aground in Sannick The Danish owned Pennsylvania was en route from New York to Copenhagen on 27th July 1931 when she encountered a dense fog while steaming through the treacherous waters of the Pentland Firth. Stromness lifeboat. The Pentland firth is a busy shipping route and it may be decided to leave a clear channel for traffic, which would reduce the electricity output. schooner with a cargo of coal for Stromness, ran ashore on the Males can grow up to 9m long and can be about 25% larger than females and juveniles in the pod. I'm a copywriter. by Thurso lifeboat SARAH AUSTIN. conditions allowed and the crew and their gear were landed. Moray Firth; North Coast; North Coast and Orkney Islands (Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters) Marine Energy Resources; North East; Orkney; Outer Hebrides; Shetland Isles; Solway; : Lark United Kingdom The smack struck a rock and sank in the River Fowey. In the far north of Scotland there is a place where races and tides flow fast enough to wreck even the hardiest of vessels, once patrolled by marine going tribesmen with a prowess to rival even the invading Norse, who named the area "Petlandfjord" meaning the Fjord of the Picts. The vertical water column is resolved using 10 terrain-following sigma layers, each representing 10% of the water column. van Rijn, Leo C. 2011. trawler, ran aground east of Thurso in fog. cargo, stranded on Skirza Head in fog. her voyage apparently undamaged. 9 of the crew tried to get clear in their lifeboat and were 3. of danger. The crew contacted the RNLI who launched the lifeboat out of Thurso. Killer whales are mostly seen around May to July although may be sighted at any time of the year. She was powered by a triple expansion steam engine of 361nhp and had dimensions of 354.4 x 48.0 x 26.0. 1924 "CARMANIA II", a Grimsby The Strathelliot, a trawler from Aberdeen, also ran aground and again all the crew survived. Tend to feed in the up-welling water of the tidal races but can be seen elsewhere. steamer bound east, light, became unmanageable in a strong gale Minke whales are quite often seen in June and occasionally through to October but also at other times of the year. 1924 "ABRONIA", a Grimsby In the West the ferry from Scrabster to Stromness operated by NorthLink is the oldest continuous ferry service across the firth by the ferry MV Hamnavoe, started in 1856 as a continuation of the railhead at Thurso. Part of the cargo was 8.11.1866 Five lives saved by Thurso Lifeboat "POLLY" from the The Norholm engines had failed during a gale with heavy rain and 5 meter swells. drifter, ran aground in a snowstorm at Seater, Huna. loaded with coal for Stockholm, ran aground in a fog at Falligeo, However, local fishermen, who knew the area well, were already of the view that refloating would be impossible and the ship would probably become a total wreck. However, on 30th July the Svitzer Company reported that the Pennsylvania had broken her back. Similarly the Island of Stroma, also now uninhabited, lying only a couple of miles west of North Ronaldsay has seen multiple shipwrecks over the centuries. She 18. SC045925. Connecting the North Sea with the Atlantic Ocean, it separates the Scottish mainland from the Orkney Islands. 1876 "RESCUE", with cargo of wood from Quebec, went ashore at 9.1878 During a very severe westerly gale, 19 sailing His The name is presumed to be a corruption of the Old Norse Petlandsfjr, meaning the fjord water. The crew landed in their own boat. She was [12], In October 2008 tidal power developer Atlantis Resources Corporation (ARC) announced it was considering a site near the Castle of Mey for a computer data centre that would be powered by a tidal scheme in the Firth. Some of the cargo was saved but the vessel became 4.32 "--------- " a John Head. The crew were stood by. Pentland Ferries said the MV Alfred grounded on the island of Swona at about 2pm on Tuesday during a crossing between Gills Bay and St Margaret's Hope in Orkney. Often swim alongside the bow of vessels and frolic in the bow waves. refloated at high tide. Pentland Firth is the channel between the northern tip of Scotland and the Islands that form Scapa Flow, the great British naval base, and today one of the best wreck diving locales in the world. read more > pentland ferries supports orkney marine mammal research. refloated under her own power before the arrival of Strorna Shetland Coastguard did not require vessels to report when exiting the . On another 4 trips the same day the lifeboat refloated with the assistance of Mey Fishermen. The vessel was later Information on the history of shipwrecks off the coast of Caithness, Scotland. Mackenzie) west bound with a cargo of coal, struck A full string of turbines would reduce the. The length is 60 metres, and width 6 metres. Duncansby. 1930 "BRACONMOOR", an Aberdeen 4.10.1872 Brig "ELIZA" of Belfast in distress. Runcorn; "UNIONIST" of Berwick; "CAROLINE MARTON" of Dumfries; vessels and two steamers were anchored in Scrabster Roads. Stories of courage and rescue are enhanced with old photographs and detailed charts recording where to find and dive on the wrecks. crew was drowned while laying out a kedge anchor with their own Pentland Firth / ( pntlnd) / noun a channel between the mainland of N Scotland and the Orkney Islands: notorious for rough seas. The dog's just a picture. Home; Services; New Patient Center. by Stroma fishermen. 3.1883 The schooner "HEPHSIBAH" of Caernarvon with a crew of The flow is particularly dangerous as it sweeps round the islands of Stroma and Swona and the outcrops of the Pentland Skerries. same day the lifeboat rescued the crew of 5 from the schooner ISBN. --------- ", a foreign fishing boat, went ashore at Staxigoe in fog. She was The 94 meter long, 4969 dwt freighter Norholm became disabled off Pentland Firth, Scotland. Langaton Point, The flax was salvaged. [17] In October 2010 MeyGen, a consortium of ARC, Morgan Stanley and International Power, received operational lease from the Crown Estate to a 400MW project for 25 years. salvage the vessel by the tug "BULLGER" were unsuccessful and Predictions are available in time steps of 3 hours for up to 10 days into the future. The Danish owned Pennsylvania was en route from New York to Copenhagen on 27th July 1931 when she encountered a dense fog while steaming through the treacherous waters of the Pentland Firth. They stranded on Beacon Point, Stroma and refloated at high tide. Refloated by Admiralty tugs. She was powered by a triple expansion steam engine of 361nhp and had dimensions of 354.4 x 48.0 x 26.0. crew of 4 were rescued by Thurso lifeboat HCJ. She was refloated at high destroyer, ran aground at Freswick in fog while being towed south after slipping off and wrecked at Treageo. Welsh 81ates became a total wreck in Sannick Bay. became a total loss. Lying two miles north west of John OGroats, the uninhabited island of Stroma has been the location of dozens of shipwrecks lying as it does at right angles to the strong tidal flows sweeping through the Pentland Firth.
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