Sibirite: Pentland Firth
Craft (20th Century), Steam Trawler (20th Century)
Site Name Sibirite: Pentland Firth
Classification Craft (20th Century), Steam Trawler (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Siberite; Dunnet Head; Siherite
Canmore ID 102289
Site Number ND19NE 8001
NGR ND 17596 98995
NGR Description ND c. 17 98
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/102289
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Maritime - Orkney
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
ND19NE 8001 c. 17 98
N58 52 W3 26
NLO: Pentland Firth [name centred ND 35 81]
Dunnet Head [name: ND 203 768].
See also ND19NE 8003.
Location formerly cited as ND 1759 9899 [N58 52.25 W3 25.75].
Quality of fix = PA
Horizontal Datum = OGB
Buoyage =
General water depth = 10
Surveying Details
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26 March 1935. The position for the wreck of the SIBERITE is given as 58 52 15N, 003 25 45W, or bearing 351 degrees 12 miles from Dunnet Head.
Report from Signal Station, Dunnet Head.
Hydrographic Office, 1995.
Reference (19 April 2012)
UKHO Identifier : 001059
Feature Class : Wreck
State : LIVE
Classification : Unclassified
Position (Lat/long) : 58.87083,-3.42917
Horizontal Datum : ORDNANCE SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN (1936)
WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 58.87041,-3.43070
WGS84 Origin : 3-D Cartesian Shift (BW)
Position Quality : Unreliable
Depth Quality : Depth unknown
Water Depth : 10
Vertical Datum : Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name : SIHERITE
Type : S TRAWLER
Flag : BRITISH
Tonnage : 295
Tonnage Type : Gross
Date Sunk : 16/03/1935
Contact Description : Entire wreck
Original Sensor : Reported Sinking
Original Detection Year : 1936
Original Source : Other
Circumstances of Loss : **STEEL HULL. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. STRANDED.
Surveying Details : **H2078/35 26.3.35 POSN 585215N, 032545W, OR 351DEG 12M FROM DUNNET HD. (SS STN DUNNET HEAD). NCA.
Charting Comments : POSN FOR FILING ONLY.
Date Last Amended : 12/02/2003
