Unknown: Portessie, Moray Firth
Craft (19th Century)
Site Name Unknown: Portessie, Moray Firth
Classification Craft (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Portlessie; Buckie; North Sea
Canmore ID 265165
Site Number NJ46NW 8021
NGR NJ 44 67
NGR Description NJ c. 44 67
Datum Datum not recorded
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- Council Moray
- Parish Maritime - Moray
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NJ46NW 8021 c. 44 66
N57 41 W2 56
NLO: Portessie [name: NJ 440 666]
Buckie [name: NJ 415 654].
Possibly on map sheet NJ46NE.
See also NJ76SW 8012.
Banff, 15th August 1874. A heavy gale from the NNE sprung up here this morning, and a number of herring fishing boats were in great danger, causing them to run for Macduff harbour from all quarters. Unfortunately, however, on account of its being ebb tide, they could not enter, and had to wait in a cluster at the harbour's mouth for the flood tide. The Banff and Macduff lifeboat, the JOHN & SARAH, belonging to the National Institution, was quickly taken afloat to the assistance of the fishing boats and has been helping them all day. Three boats were wrecked, but happily all hands were saved by the lifeboat. One man had a narrow escape, for he got into the water and it was with great difficulty that he was rescued. At Portlessie [Portessie] one fishing boat was lost, with her crew of five men, and seven other boats are missing at the present time. [Report received incomplete].
NMRS, MS/829/70 (no. 4136).
(Date of loss cited as 15 August 1874). A fishing boat has been wrecked at Portessie and seven others are missing.
Registration: Portessie?
(Location of loss cited as N57 41.25 W2 57.00).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary, being derived from the unverified location of loss that is cited by Whittaker.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 15 September 2004.
Loss (15 August 1874)
Banff, 15th August 1874. A heavy gale from the NNE sprung up here this morning, and a number of herring fishing boats were in great danger, causing them to run for Macduff harbour from all quarters. Unfortunately, however, on account of its being ebb tide, they could not enter, and had to wait in a cluster at the harbour's mouth for the flood tide. The Banff and Macduff lifeboat, the JOHN & SARAH, belonging to the National Institution, was quickly taken afloat to the assistance of the fishing boats and has been helping them all day. Three boats were wrecked, but happily all hands were saved by the lifeboat. One man had a narrow escape, for he got into the water and it was with great difficulty that he was rescued. At Portlessie [Portessie] one fishing boat was lost, with her crew of five men, and seven other boats are missing at the present time. [Report received incomplete].
NMRS, MS/829/70 (no. 4136).
(Date of loss cited as 15 August 1874). A fishing boat has been wrecked at Portessie and seven others are missing.
Registration: Portessie?
(Location of loss cited as N57 41.25 W2 57.00).
I G Whittaker 1998.
Note (15 September 2004)
The location assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary, being derived from the unverified location of loss that is cited by Whittaker.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 15 September 2004.
