Nyon: Fast Castle Head, North Sea
Ship (20th Century)
Site Name Nyon: Fast Castle Head, North Sea
Classification Ship (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Fastcastle; St Abbs Head; Souter; Fast Castle; Meg Watson's Rock; Nyon (Bow Section)
Canmore ID 119953
Site Number NT87SE 8001
NGR NT 86465 71158
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/119953
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Maritime - Scottish Borders, The
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NT87SE 8001 8667 7097
N55 55.9 W2 12.8
NLO: Fast Castle Head [name: NT 860 712].
St Abbs Head [name: NT 911 694].
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 37
Name : NYON
Latitude : 555554
Longitude : 21248
Registration : SWISS
Type : SS
Tonnage : 5058
Tonnage Code : G
Length : 134
Beam : 17
Draught : 7m
Position : Position Approximate
Loss Day : 17
Loss Month : 11
Loss Year : 1958
Comment : Stranded E of Fastcastle. 3 miles NW of St Abbs Hd. Stern cut off and removed.
Reference (19 April 2012)
UKHO Identifier : 004221
Feature Class : Wreck
State : DEAD
Classification : Unclassified
Position (Lat/long) : 55.93333,-2.21667
Horizontal Datum : ORDNANCE SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN (1936)
WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 55.93329,-2.21822
WGS84 Origin : 3-D Cartesian Shift (BW)
Previous Position : 55.93333,-2.21667
Position Quality : Unreliable
Depth Quality : Depth unknown
Water Depth : 0
Vertical Datum : Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name : NYON (BOW SECTION)
Flag : SWISS
Length : 136.2
Beam : 17.7
Draught : 7.6
Tonnage : 5058
Tonnage Type : Gross
Date Sunk : 17/11/1958
Contact Description : Partial wreck
Original Sensor : Other
Last Sensor : Diver Sighting
Original Detection Year : 1958
Last Detection Year : 1974
Original Source : Other
Last Source : Divers
Circumstances of Loss : **RAN AGROUND. (LL & CG SEAHOUSES)
Surveying Details : **H8470/58 12.2.59 ASHORE ON ROCKS 3M NW ST ABB'S HD. STERN HALF SALVED. FORE PART STILL ASHORE & BREAKING UP. POSN 555600N, 021300W APPROX. (LL & CG HOUSES). NCA.
**H2579/62 NYON RE-BUILT 15.6.62 SANK AFTER COLLISION OFF BEACHY HEAD [SEE 20401].
**9.12.74 NYON SAID TO HAVE STRANDED ON THE SHORE AT FASTCASTLE HEAD IN NOV 1961. BOWS REMAIN AS WRECKAGE DRYING AT LW. STERN TOWED AWAY AND NEW BOWS FITTED. SANK AFTER COLLISION 16.6.62 AT BEACHY HD [SEE 20401]. (P BAKER, LTR DTD 3.12.74)
POSITIONS BELOW THIS POINT ARE IN DEGREES, MINUTES AND DECIMALS OF A MINUTE
**HH090/915/01 16.1.02 NOT LOCATED. (GARDLINE, HI 915). AMENDED DEAD. NCA.
Charting Comments : POSN FOR FILING ONLY
Date Last Amended : 19/01/2004
Date Position Last Amended : 19/01/2004
