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Thomas Dougall: Occumster, North Sea
Brig (19th Century)
Site Name Thomas Dougall: Occumster, North Sea
Classification Brig (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Haven Of Occumster; Ocmuster; Lybster; Thomas Dougall
Canmore ID 269875
Site Number ND23NE 8008
NGR ND 26 35
NGR Description ND c. 26 35
Datum Datum not recorded
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/269875
- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
ND23NE 8008 c. 26 35
N58 18 W3 16
NLO: Occumster [name: ND 265 357]
Lybster [name: ND 248 355].
Wick, 12th March. 'The THOMAS DOUGALL, Hastie, from Leith to Odessa, came on shore this morning at Ocmuster [Occumster], and immediately went to pieces: the master, carpenter, cook, one seaman, and two boys drowned: seven of the crew saved.'
Source: The Marine List, LL, No. 7809, London, Monday March 18 1839.
NMRS, MS/829/71 (no. 7462).
(Classified as brig, in ballast; date of loss cited as 12 March 1839). Thomas Dougall: this vessel stranded at Haven of Occumster, Lybster. Capt. Haster (Hastie?).
Registration: Leith. 270 tons register.
(Location of loss cited as N58 18.00 W3 15.33).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary. Haven of Occumster is not noted as such on the 1999 edition of the OS 1:50,000 map, but the name may apply to the unnamed bay around ND 263 352.
There is no harbour or recognised landing-place nearby.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 11 January 2005.
Loss (12 March 1839)
Wick, 12th March. 'The THOMAS DOUGALL, Hastie, from Leith to Odessa, came on shore this morning at Ocmuster [Occumster], and immediately went to pieces: the master, carpenter, cook, one seaman, and two boys drowned: seven of the crew saved.'
Source: The Marine List, LL, No. 7809, London, Monday March 18 1839.
NMRS, MS/829/71 (no. 7462).
(Classified as brig, in ballast; date of loss cited as 12 March 1839). Thomas Dougall: this vessel stranded at Haven of Occumster, Lybster. Capt. Haster (Hastie?).
Registration: Leith. 270 tons register.
(Location of loss cited as N58 18.00 W3 15.33).
I G Whittaker 1998.
Note (11 January 2005)
The location assigned to this record is essentially arbitrary. Haven of Occumster is not noted as such on the 1999 edition of the OS 1:50,000 map, but the name may apply to the unnamed bay around ND 263 352.
There is no harbour or recognised landing-place nearby.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 11 January 2005.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 10883
Name : THOMAS DOUGALL
Latitude : 581800
Longitude : 31520
Registration : LEITH
Type : BRIG
Tonnage : 270
Tonnage Code : R
Loss Day : 12
Loss Month : 3
Loss Year : 1839
Comment : Stranded at Haven of Occumster, Lybster. Capt. Haster (Hastie ?)
Cargo : BALLAST
