Ofela [possibly]: Fladda-chuain, Little Minch
Motor Vessel (20th Century), Ship (20th Century)
Site Name Ofela [possibly]: Fladda-chuain, Little Minch
Classification Motor Vessel (20th Century), Ship (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Skye; North Minch; Fladaigh Chuain; Ofela (Possibly)
Canmore ID 103026
Site Number NG38SE 8002
NGR NG 35695 81634
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/103026
- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NG38SE 8002 3573 8148
N57 44.7 W6 26.5
NLO: Fladda-chuain [name: NG 361 815]
Skye [name centred NG 45 35].
Formerly entered as NG38SE 8519.
(Location cited as NG 356 8150. 'Unknown wreck' noted beneath kelp at depth of 1m.
G Ridley 1990.
Quality of fix = PA
Horizontal Datum = OGB
Surveying Details
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15 October 1980. Wreckage, consisting of 3 box-shaped sections and modern stockless anchor on rocks nearby, was observed to dry and reveal 2 metres on 27 August 1980 at the NW corner of Fladda-Chuain. The ship was clearly of a welded construction and kelp growth suggests it was wrecked over 10 years ago. Local fisherman thought it to have been a Dutch coaster carrying building materials.
Report by J O Hall, 3 October 1980.
23 September 1983. There is a suggestion that this may be the OFELA, a Swedish coaster, lost in the 1960's.
Report by W E Butland, 25 August 1983.
Hydrographic Office, 1995.
Neither Larn and Larn nor Whittaker (both works, 1998) note the loss of the Ofela in Scottish waters.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 3 April 2002.
R and B Larn 1998; I G Whittaker 1998.
Reference (19 April 2012)
UKHO Identifier : 001938
Feature Class : Wreck
State : LIVE
Classification : Unclassified
Position (Lat/long) : 57.74667,-6.44250
Horizontal Datum : ORDNANCE SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN (1936)
WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 57.74632,-6.44356
WGS84 Origin : 3-D Cartesian Shift (BW)
Previous Position : 57.74500,-6.44167
Position Quality : Unreliable
Depth Quality : Depth unknown
Water Depth : 0
Vertical Datum : Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name : OFELA (POSSIBLY)
Type : MV
Flag : SWEDISH
Cargo : ?BUILDING MATERIALS
Contact Description : Notable debris
Original Sensor : Reported Sinking
Original Detection Year : 1980
Original Source : Other
Surveying Details : **H1310/80 15.10.80 WRECKAGE OBSERVED 27.8.80 AT NW CORNER OF FLADDA-CHAUAN. DRIES 2MTRS. CONSISTS OF 3 BOX-SHAPED SECTIONS AND MODERN STOCKLESS ANCHOR ON ROCKS NEARBY. SHIP WAS CLEARLY OF WELDED CONSTRUCTION AND KELP GROWTH SUGGESTS IT WAS WRECKED OVER 10 YEARS BEFORE. LOCAL FISHERMAN THOUGHT IT TO HAVE BEEN DUTCH COASTER CARRYING BUILDING MATERIALS. (J O HALL, 3.10.80). POSN 574448N, 062633W FOR FILING ONLY.
**H5249/76 23.9.83 SUGGESTION RECEIVED THAT THIS MAY BE THE OFELA, SWEDISH COASTER, LOST IN THE 1960'S. (W E BUTLAND, 25.8.83).
Charting Comments : POSN FOR FILING ONLY
Date Last Amended : 14/07/2010
Date Position Last Amended : 14/07/2010