This is the information page about the shipwreck Onward fisher, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 46.671 N,4 8.075 W (54.711916666667, -4.2326333333333)

The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English 🇬🇧, as they are prepared by the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) based on data from UKHO and the hydrographic services of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, among others. They include the known details of the wreck and the comments of the cartographers who have checked the position and condition of the wreck over time.

Name: ONWARD FISHER

Length 13.7 meter, tonnage 24 ton

Cause: passage wigtown bay for brighouse bay. struck half-tide rock, brighouse bay, and sank. crew recovered. (ll).

Year of registration: 1987

Water depth above wreck: 0 meter

Known since: 1987

Details measurements/cartography: H3112/86 17.9.87 REMAINED PARTIALLY VISIBLE ON HALF-TIDE ROCK IN 544640N, 040800W APPROX, BUT BROKE UP AFTER SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL SALVAGE ATTEMPTS AND BAD WEATHER. WRECKAGE FLOATED AWAY. REPORTED SPREAD OVER ROCKY FORESHORE UP TO 4 MILES NW OF STRANDING POSN. (MR WOOD, CG KIRKCUDBRIGHT, TELECON 17.9.87). PLOTS ON EDGE OF LAND. NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 54 46.671 N,4 8.075 W

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