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Sea Reefer: South Head, Keith Inch, Peterhead, North Sea
Cargo Vessel (20th Century), Motor Ship (20th Century)
Site Name Sea Reefer: South Head, Keith Inch, Peterhead, North Sea
Classification Cargo Vessel (20th Century), Motor Ship (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Peterhead Harbour Entrance; Peterhead Bay; Salthouse Head; Sea Reefer
Canmore ID 208634
Site Number NK14NW 8242
NGR NK 14214 45808
NGR Description NK c. 142 458
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/208634
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Maritime - Aberdeenshire
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NK14NW 8242 c. 142 458
N57 30.1 W1 45.8
NLO: South Head [name: NK 142 458]
Keith Inch [name: NK 138 458]
Peterhead [name: NK 135 465]
Salthouse Head [name: NK 131 444]
Peterhead Bay [name centred NJ 131 454].
Formerly entered in error as NK14NW 8110 at cited location NK c. 136 452 [N57 29.8 W1 46.4], and also as NK14SW 8058 at cited location NK c. 131 444 [N57 29.4 W1 46.9].
(Classified as Motor Vessel, with cargo of fish: date of loss cited as 22 August 1992). Sea Reefer: this vessel stranded on South Head, Peterhead.
Registration: Antigua. 2900 tons [unspecified].
(Location of loss cited as N57 30.17 W1 45.75).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location of loss assigned to this record is essentially tentative. Whittaker suggests a location on South Head, Peterhead for this loss. This feature cannot be identified from the available map evidence, but may be equated with Salthouse Head, on the S side of Peterhead Bay.
It remains unclear whether or not the loss occurred within the area of Peterhead harbour (NK14NW 128.00: centred NK 13771 46063).
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 3 December 2007.
The location assigned to this record is revised to NK c. 142 458 and the tentative location of loss on Salthouse Head rejected. The current edition of the OS (GIS) AIB notes South Head at NK 142 458, on the E side of Keith Inch and just outside Peterhead Harbour.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 4 December 2007.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 10082
Name : SEA REEFER
Latitude : 573010
Longitude : 14545
Registration : ANTIGUA
Type : MV
Tonnage : 2900
Loss Day : 22
Loss Month : 8
Loss Year : 1992
Comment : Stranded on South Head, Peterhead.
Cargo : FISH
Reference (19 April 2012)
UKHO Identifier : 002385
Feature Class : Wreck
Wreck Category : Wreck showing any portion of hull or superstructure
State : LIFT
Classification : Unclassified
Position (Lat/long) : 57.50250,-1.76278
Horizontal Datum : ORDNANCE SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN (1936)
WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 57.50226,-1.76448
WGS84 Origin : 3-D Cartesian Shift (BW)
Position Quality : Precisely known
Depth Quality : Depth unknown
Water Depth : 0
Vertical Datum : Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name : SEA REEFER
Type : M REFRIGERATED V
Flag : ANTIGUA & BARBUDA
Length : 95.7
Beam : 14.5
Draught : 8.5
Tonnage : 2900
Tonnage Type : Gross
Cargo : IN BALLAST
Date Sunk : 22/08/1992
Bottom Texture : Rock
Contact Description : Entire wreck
Original Sensor : Reported Sinking
Original Detection Year : 1992
Original Source : Other
Circumstances of Loss : **BUILT IN 1970 BY AALBORG VAERFT A/S, AALBORG. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY HB MARINE COMMERCIAL CENTRE. HAVING ARRIVED FROM ALEXANDRIA WAS ANCHORED OUTSIDE PETERHEAD WAITING FOR BERTH. ANCHOR CABLE PARTED IN STRONG SWELL/HIGH WINDS AND VESSEL GROUNDED ON ROCKS. SUBSEQUENTLY DEMOLISHED WHERE SHE LAY. (MSD).
Surveying Details : **HH262/430/02 4.9.92 AGROUND AT SOUTH HEAD IN 573009N, 014546W. APPEARS TO BE STUCK ON A ROCK PINNACLE AND HOLED. ALL FUEL DISCHARGED. INSURERS TO DECIDE ON FUTURE ACTION. (ABERDEEN MRCC, 240811Z AUG; LL 25, 28 & 29.8.92, 2.9.92). NCA YET.
**HH262/430/02 1.12.92 WK TO BE DISMANTLED ON-SITE BY ALBA INTERNATIONAL, ABERDEEN. (LL, 18.11.92) NCA.
POSITIONS BELOW THIS POINT ARE IN DEGREES, MINUTES AND DECIMALS OF A MINUTE
**28.7.01 DATA RE-ASSESSED. CONFIRMATION OF DEMOLITION ON SITE. (MSD). AMENDED TO LIFT. NE 1438.
Charting Comments : TEMPORARY INFORMATION ONLY
Date Last Amended : 20/10/2004
