Morning Star: Black Head, Rhinns Of Galloway, North Channel
Motor Fishing Vessel (20th Century)
Site Name Morning Star: Black Head, Rhinns Of Galloway, North Channel
Classification Motor Fishing Vessel (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Ins 35; 'north Of Killantringan Lighthouse'; Portpatrick; Irish Sea; Morning Star (Ins 35)
Canmore ID 122798
Site Number NW95NE 8015
NGR NW 980 565
NGR Description NW c. 980 565
Datum Datum not recorded
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- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Maritime - Dumfries And Galloway
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NW95NE 8015 c. 980 565
N54 51.7 W5 8.9
NLO: Portpatrick [name: NW 998 540]
Black Head [name: NW 970 563].
Formerly entered as NW95SE 8023 and NW95SE 8124 with cited location NW 9770 5390 (N54 50.3 W5 9).
(Classified as motor fishing vessel: registration number cited as INS 35, and date of loss as 6 December 1945). Morning Star: this vessel stranded near Killantringan Light, and disappeared. Sank offshore? Capt. Thompson.
Registration: Lossiemouth.
(Location of loss cited as N54 52.0 W5 10.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative. Killantringan Lighthouse (NW95NE 18.00) is at NW 98131 56434.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 5 December 2001.
Loss (6 December 1945)
(Classified as motor fishing vessel: registration number cited as INS 35, and date of loss as 6 December 1945). Morning Star: this vessel stranded near Killantringan Light, and disappeared. Sank offshore? Capt. Thompson.
Registration: Lossiemouth.
(Location of loss cited as N54 52.0 W5 10.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
Note (5 December 2001)
The location assigned to this record is essentially tentative. Killantringan Lighthouse (NW95NE 18.00) is at NW 98131 56434.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 5 December 2001.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 8967
Name : MORNING STAR (INS 35)
Latitude : 545200
Longitude : 51000
Registration : LOSSIEMOUTH
Type : MFV
Loss Day : 6
Loss Month : 12
Loss Year : 1945
Comment : Stranded near Killantringan Lt, disappeared. Sank off-shore? Capt. Thompson