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Helen R: Sound Of Sleat
Craft (20th Century)
Site Name Helen R: Sound Of Sleat
Classification Craft (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) 'Off Mallaig'; Sea Of The Hebrides; Helen R
Canmore ID 293414
Site Number NM69NW 8003
NGR NM 64 96
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/293414
- Council Highland
- Parish Maritime - Highland
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NM69NW 8003 unlocated
NLO: Sound of Sleat [name centred NG 72 09]
Mallaig [name: NM 675 970]
Eigg [name centred NM 47 87].
(Classified as Fishing Vessel: no cargo specifed, but date of loss cited as 3 September 1984). Helen R: this vessel sank off Mallaig, on route to Eigg. Capt. McLean. Registration: Eigg.
(Location cited as N57 0.0 W5 53.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The map sheet assigned to this loss is essentially arbitrary, being derived from the unverified location of loss that is cited by Whittaker.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 14 March 2008.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 15920
Name : HELEN R
Latitude : 570000
Longitude : 55300
Registration : EIGG
Type : FV
Loss Day : 3
Loss Month : 9
Loss Year : 1984
Comment : Sank off Mallaig, on route to Eigg. Capt. McLean
