Guiding Star (Possibly): Inner Moray Firth
Aircraft (20th Century), Craft
Site Name Guiding Star (Possibly): Inner Moray Firth
Classification Aircraft (20th Century), Craft
Alternative Name(s) South Sutor; Sutors Of Cromarty; Cromarty Firth; Firth Of Cromarty; Unknown
Canmore ID 102056
Site Number NH86NE 8004
NGR NH 89700 69287
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/102056
- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NH86NE 8004 8966 6921
N57 41.9667 W3 51.0833
NLO: Sutors of Cromarty [name centred NH 806 672].
Formerly entered as NH86NE 8568.
See also NH96NW 8004 and NJ06NW 8001.
Quality of fix = HF
Evidence = Echo sounder
Horizontal Datum = OGB
Surveying Details
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9 August 1976. A new wreck was located at 57 41 58N, 003 51 05W, and fixed by moray firth hi-fix(u)chain patt1 176.31 patt2 155.00 and decca n.scot.chain(u)red i04.98 green a39.12 purple a70.78. The site was examined by close sounding, side scan sonar and transit sonar. The least depth over the wreck by echosounder was 27.0 metres. The general depth of the sea bed by echosounder was 29.0 metres. A scour, water depth by echosounder 29.8 metres, was also observed. The sea bed is of broken shell and fine sand. The depth datum was taken from Burghead or 2.10 metres below Ordnance Datum. The wreck lies with its keel orientated approximately 090/270 degrees and is about 40 metres long. The site was located during sonar search from one direction only on 30 June 1975 and was examined on 23 July 1975.
Report by HMS ECHO, 20 March 1976.
Hydrographic Office, 1995.
Guiding Star (possibly): date of loss cited as 12 January 1923. [No further information].
(Location of loss cited as N57 41.97 W3 51.08).
I G Whittaker 1998.
UKHO chart no. 1115 (1978, amended 1993) charts this wreck [Wk] at depth 27m, 4.6nm ENE of South Sutor. No seabed-type is noted nearby, and the seabed appears to be undulating.
The tentative suggestion (by Whittaker) that this wreck may be equated with the documented loss of the Guiding Star(NJ06NW 8001) remains unverified.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 21 April 2011.
Reference (19 April 2012)
UKHO Identifier : 002075
Feature Class : Wreck
Wreck Category : Dangerous wreck
State : LIVE
Classification : Unclassified
Position (Lat/long) : 57.70011,-3.85092
Horizontal Datum : ORDNANCE SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN (1936)
WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 57.69982,-3.85233
WGS84 Origin : Original
Previous Position : 57.69945,-3.85138
Position Method : Differential Global Positioning System
Position Quality : Precisely known
Depth : 27.0
Depth Method : Found by echo-sounder
Depth Quality : Least depth known
Water Depth : 29
Water Level Effect : Always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum : Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name : UNKNOWN
Type : SUNDERLAND AIRCRAFT
Sonar Length : 40.0
Shadow Height : 2.0
Bottom Texture : Sand
Scour Depth : 0.8
Debris Field : TAIL LIES ABOUT 30FT AWAY
Contact Description : Notable debris
Original Sensor : Acoustic Sensor
Last Sensor : Diver Sighting
Original Detection Year : 1976
Last Detection Year : 1999
Original Source : Survey Vessel
Last Source : Divers
Surveying Details : H454/67 9.8.76 NEW WRECK LOCATED 30.6.75 IN 574158N 035105W [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 27.0MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 29.0MTRS. SCOUR 29.8MTRS. SEA BED BROKEN SHELL & FINE SAND. LENGTH 40MTRS. LIES E/W. (HMS ECHO, HI 80/75).INS AS WK 27MTRS. BR STD.
POSITIONS BELOW THIS POINT ARE IN DEGREES, MINUTES AND DECIMALS OF A MINUTE
**HH100/351/14 5.8.99 DIVED IN 5741.989N, 0351.140W [WGD] USING GPS. CONFIRMED AS WK OF A SUNDERLAND AIRCRAFT. WELL BROKEN UP WITH MANY TRAWL NETS ON IT. STANDS 2MTRS PROUD OF FLAT SAND SEABED. THE OUTLINE IS STILL VISIBLE OF THE WINGS AND FUSELAGE. THE TAIL IS BROKEN OFF AND LIES ABOUT 30 FT AWAY. GEN DEPTH 35MTRS. (J LEIGH/B HUMBY, LTR DTD 24.7.99). NCA.
General Comments : HT BY DIVER, OULINE OF AIRCRAFT STILL VISIBLE
Chart Symbol : WK 27.0
Date Last Amended : 17/11/2003
Date Position Last Amended : 17/11/2003
