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Unknown: North Sea
Craft (19th Century)
Site Name Unknown: North Sea
Classification Craft (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) No. 1523; Helmsdale
Canmore ID 255626
Site Number ND01NW 8007
NGR ND
NGR Description Unlocated
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- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
ND01NW 8007 unlocated
NLO: Helmsdale [name: ND 028 153].
Possibly on map sheet ND01SW.
23 January 1863, the fishing boat No. 1523, of Wick, having hauled her nets, was swamped and carried out to sea in her endeavour to return to Helmsdale. The crew of No. 1789 immediately proceeded to the rescue of the crew and succeeded in saving four of them, the other being unfortunately drowned. The master and crew of fishing boat 1789 of Wick were awarded £1 each.
Table 26: Sums paid out of the Mercantile Marine Fund towards Saving Life from Shipwreck. [Record received incomplete].
NMRS, MS/829/68 (no. 2186).
The map sheet assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary.
The loss of this vessel is not cited by I G Whittaker (1998).
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 16 March 2004.
