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Reference
Date 19 April 2012
Event ID 936431
Category Documentary Reference
Type Reference
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/936431
UKHO Identifier : 001117
Feature Class : Wreck
State : LIVE
Classification : Unclassified
Position (Lat/long) : 58.63905,-3.15533
Horizontal Datum : ORDNANCE SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN (1936)
WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 58.63866,-3.15690
WGS84 Origin : 3-D Cartesian Shift (BW)
Previous Position : 58.64362,-3.12667
Position Quality : Unreliable
Depth Quality : Depth unknown
Water Depth : 0
Vertical Datum : Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name : MALIN HEAD
Type : SS
Flag : BRITISH
Length : 105.3
Beam : 13.1
Draught : 8.2
Tonnage : 3467
Tonnage Type : Gross
Cargo : 2500 TONS PIG IRON
Date Sunk : 21/10/1910
Contact Description : Entire wreck
Original Sensor : Reported Sinking
Original Detection Year : 1910
Original Source : Other
Circumstances of Loss : **EX-A J BALFOUR. BUILT IN 1892 BY MCILWAINE & MCCOLL LTD, BELFAST. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ULSTER SS CO LTD. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 335NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE DUBLINE & MIDDLESBROUGH FOR MONTREAL. STRANDED AT NESS OF QUOYS WHEN MASTER UNDERESTIMATED THE STRENGH OF THE TIDE BETWEEN STROMA AND CAITHNESS. BROKE HER BACK AND FLOODED. RFLOATED BY TUGS BUT WENT SHORE AGAIN IN GILLS BAY AND BECAMA TOTAL WRECK. (SIBI).
Surveying Details : **20.7.82 STRANDED AT NESS OF QUOYS. (SEA BREEZES, JUN'82). BECAME TOTAL WRECK IN GILLS BAY. (SIBI). FOR FILING ONLY.
Charting Comments : POSN FOR FILING ONLY
Date Last Amended : 31/01/2005
Date Position Last Amended : 31/01/2005