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Diver Inspection
Date 19 August 2005 - 26 August 2005
Event ID 1152325
Category Recording
Type Diver Inspection
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1152325
During WA’s seven-day stay in the Out Skerries diving operations were not possible due to weather conditions. The site, despite being reasonably well sheltered by the islands of Housay, Bruray, Grunay, Old Man Stack and Ubda Stack, is exposed to wind coming up the narrow mouth from the south. WA’s visit was plagued by southerly, south westerly, and south easterly winds averaging a speed of Force 6 and at times reaching Gale Force 11. This incidentally would have been similar to the conditions the Kennemerland would have experienced when she sank. The conditions made mooring over the site that week impossible.
While attempting to moor over the site WA members visually surveyed the seabed in hope of seeing some of the reported remaining cannon. Although the site is very shallow (
A photographic record was compiled looking over the site in various weather conditions.
Three abandoned anchors thought by some to be related to one of the protected wreck sites were located on the island of Bruray. These were drawn 2Norman’s Bay Wreck: Archaeological Report Wessex Archaeology 53111.03nn and photographed by WA personnel. Subsequent information provided by Chris Dobbs ruled out a link between these anchors and the protected wreck sites.
Information from Niall Callan and Margaret Christie, Wessex Archaeology ltd., April 2006
