Lunohods-1: Bard Head, Bressay, North Sea
Fish Factory Ship (20th Century)
Site Name Lunohods-1: Bard Head, Bressay, North Sea
Classification Fish Factory Ship (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Lunokhod-1; Bressay Light; Bressay Sound; Lunohods-1
Canmore ID 243056
Site Number HU43NE 8017
NGR HU 48962 37537
NGR Description HU c. 488 375
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
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- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Maritime - Shetland Islands
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
HU43NE 8017 c. 488 375
N60 7.2 W1 7.3
NLO: Bard Head [name: HU 516 357]
Bressay Sound [name centred HU 485 415]
Bressay [name centred HU 50 40].
(Classified as M[otor] V[essel] Fish Factory: date of loss cited as 9 November 1993). Lunokhod-1: this vessel was wrecked 200yds S of Bressay light.
Registration: Latvian. Built 1971. 2581grt. Length: 83m. Beam: 14m.
(Location of loss cited as N60 7.2 W1 7.13).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative, being derived from the unverified location of loss that is cited by Whittaker. 'Bressay light' is presumably to be equated with Kirkabister Ness Lighthouse (HU43NE 8), at HU 48923 37593.
The description by Larn and Larn of this loss as '3M ENE, offshore' appears anomalous.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 9 May 2003.
R and B Larn 1998.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 8765
Name : LUNOKHOD-1
Latitude : 600712
Longitude : 10708
Date Built : 1971
Registration : LATVIAN
Type : MV FISH FACTORY
Tonnage : 2581
Tonnage Code : G
Length : 83
Beam : 14
Loss Day : 9
Loss Month : 11
Loss Year : 1993
Comment : Wrecked 200 yards south of Bressay Light.
Reference (19 April 2012)
UKHO Identifier : 000092
Feature Class : Wreck
Wreck Category : Dangerous wreck
State : LIVE
Classification : Unclassified
Position (Lat/long) : 60.11948,-1.12083
Horizontal Datum : ETRS 1989
WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 60.11948,-1.12083
WGS84 Origin : Block Shift
Previous Position : 60.12000,-1.11888
Position Quality : Precisely known
Position Accuracy : 50.0
Depth Quality : Depth unknown
Water Depth : 12
Vertical Datum : Mean Low Water Springs
Name : LUNOHODS-1
Type : M FACTORY FV
Flag : LATVIAN
Length : 84.1
Beam : 14.0
Draught : 5.8
Orientation : 0.0
Tonnage : 2774
Tonnage Type : Gross
Date Sunk : 09/11/1993
Bottom Texture : Rock
Contact Description : Entire wreck
Original Sensor : Reported Sinking
Last Sensor : None reported
Original Detection Year : 1993
Last Detection Year : 1996
Original Source : Other
Last Source : Other
Circumstances of Loss : **"SLIPPED" ANCHOR DURING FORCE 10 SOUTHERLY WINDS. GROUNDED AND SANK. (LLOYDS VOL.295).
**BUILT 1971 BY CHERNMORSKIY SHIPYARD, NIKOLAYEV, WITH 8 CYLINDER OIL ENGINE OF 2000HP. DRAGGED ANCHORS AND DRIVEN ASHORE BELOW KIRKABISTER LTHO., BRESSAY. ALL 156 CREW RESCUED BY HELICOPTER. (SIBI).
Surveying Details : **HH270/400/05 24.11.93 AGROUND WITH STERN SUNK, ABOUT 200MTRS S OF BRESSAY LT. (ABERDEEN MRSC SIGNAL DTD 9.11.93 & LLOYDS VOL.294, PHOTOGRAPH) INS AS ST IN 600712N, 010708W [OGB]. BR STD.
**HH270/400/05 14.12.93 REMAINS AGROUND AND ABANDONED. IS WELL SUBMERGED WITH ONLY STERN AND AFT PART OF ACCOMMODATION SHOWING. WILL NOT BE SALVAGED. (LLOYDS VOL.294).
**HH270/400/05 1.3.94 SITUATION UNCHANGED. VERY LITTLE PROSPECT OF SALVAGE. (LLOYDS VOL.295).
**HH270/400/06 13.2.96 ST IN 600712N, 010708W [OGB]. (LERWICK HARBOUR TRUST, LETTER DTD 16.11.95). - NM 883/96.
**HH270/400/06 5.6.96 WK NOW TOTALLY SUBMERGED. (LERWICK HARBOUR TRUST, LETTER DTD 9.5.96). AMEND TO DWP, LENGTH 80MTRS, LYING N/S. BR STD.
POSITIONS BELOW THIS POINT ARE IN DEGREES, MINUTES AND DECIMALS OF A MINUTE
**3.3.00 NAME GIVEN AS "LUNOKHOD 1". INTACT STERN OF WK RUNS FROM 2-18MTRS DEPTH. DEBRIS FROM BOWS SCATTERED SPARSELY DOWN TO 30MTRS. (DIVER MAGAZINE MAR '00)
**18.2.04 EUT POSN: 6007.169N, 0107.250W. NE 3271.
**18.3.09 NAME GIVEN AS LUNOKHODS-1. WK IS TIGHTLY WEDGED IN A GAP IN THE ROCKS. STERN FAIRLY INTACT IN 2-18MTRS. BOW SECTION BROKEN AWAY, LIES ON ITS PORT SIDE IN 45MTRS. PHOTO OF GROUNDED VESSEL. (SHIPWRECKS OF THE N OF SCOTLAND, BAIRD)
General Comments : STERN FAIRLY INTACT, BOW BROKEN AWAY.
Chart Symbol : DWP
