Side Scan Sonar Survey
Date 2013
Event ID 998466
Category Recording
Type Side Scan Sonar Survey
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/998466
58 53.017 N 2 53.833 W The site was assessed by side scan surveys using a pole-mounted towfish and diver ground-truthed.
The side scan images show the remains of a vessel measuring 51m long by 8m beam. The remains are oriented north northwest to south southeast with the bow to the south southeast. Well broken down, and situated on a shallow slope, sections of the stern, including part of the propeller are visible above the water at low tide. The wreckage offshore visible in the images includes plates and ribs overlaid by a strong linear feature interpreted as the propeller shaft. This is connected to another strong
contact, possibly the engine. The bow is not visible on the image, suggesting the wreck is either very broken up forward of midships or it is buried under sand.
Information from Annalisa Christie, Kevin Heath and Mark Littlewood (ORCA) March 2014
