Geysir: Pentland Firth
Steam Trawler (20th Century)
Site Name Geysir: Pentland Firth
Classification Steam Trawler (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Re 258; Dunnet Head; Torness Point; Tor Ness; North Sea; Geysir (Re 258)
Canmore ID 101983
Site Number ND28SW 8004
NGR ND 24693 80752
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/101983
- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
ND28SW 8004 unlocated
NLO: Dunnet Head [name: ND 203 768]
Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81].
Formerly entered as ND18SE 8002 at cited location ND 1931 8086 [N58 42.5 W3 18].
Quality of fix = PA
Horizontal Datum = OGB
General water depth = 82
Circumstances of Loss Details
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The steam trawler GEYSIR was stranded at Torness, Hoy island, on 19 November 1933. It was was refloated on 28 November 1933 by the salvage steamship BULLGER, but while under tow it suddenly capsized and sank.
Report by Royal Naval Shore Signal Station, Dunnet Head, 29 November 1933.
Surveying Details
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7 December 1933. The wreck's position is approximately 3 miles NE of Dunnet Head. It is believed to be no danger to navigation.
Report by Royal Naval Signal Station, Dunnet Head.
Note: the depth is about 87 metres.
21 January 1985. Nothing was found in this position.
Report by BUE Subsea.
Hydrographic Office, 1995.
(Classified as steam trawler: registration number cited as RE 258, and date of loss as 19 November 1933). Geysir: this vessel stranded at Torness Point. All gone, but sank under two [tow] 3 miles NE of Dunnet Head.
Registration: Icelandic. Built 1908. 287grt.
(Location of loss cited as N58 43.0 W3 15.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The map sheet assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary. The location of the loss may lie within the quasi-administrative area defined as Maritime - Orkney.
The Torness Point that is noted as the initial location of stranding is presumably the Tor Ness on Hoy, at ND 255 883.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 10 September 2002.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 2500
Name : GEYSIR (RE 258)
Latitude : 584300
Longitude : 31500
Date Built : 1908
Registration : ICELANDIC
Type : STEAM TRAWLER
Tonnage : 287
Tonnage Code : G
Position : Position Approximate
Loss Day : 19
Loss Month : 11
Loss Year : 1933
Comment : Stranded at Torness Point, AG but sank under two 3 miles NE of Dunnet Hd.
Reference (March 2012)
Sitename : Geysir
Altname : Re 258; Dunnet Head; Torness Point; Tor Ness; North Sea
Note : Centre point of 1 kilometre buffer at NGR 324693E 980752N.
As Canmore
Circumstances of Loss
**STRANDED AT TORNESS, HOY ISLAND, ON 19.11.33. WAS REFLOATED ON 28.11.33 BY SALVAGE SS BULLGER BUT, WHILE UNDER TOW, SUDDENLY CAPSIZED AND SANK.
Surveying Details
**H8117/33 7.12.33 SANK APPROX 3 MILES NE OF DUNNET HD. BELIEVED NO DANGER TO NAVIGATION. (RN SHORE SIGNAL STATION DUNNET HD, TELEGRAM). NCA, DEPTH ABOUT 48FMS.
**H2925/83 21.1.85 NOT REFERRED TO IN ROS, BUT NOTHING FOUND IN THIS POSN. (BUE SUBSEA, HI 204).
**4.10.00 AMENDED TO DEAD. NCA.
(UKHO)
Precise location of loss and therefore of vessel/wreck is undetermined (MKS).
This site is MHG23279 in the Highland Historic Environment Record.
Source :
UKHO wreck report,2012,947
