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Type: Steamship, build 1886 sunk 1921 belonging to James Milne and Son’s coal merchants, Peterhead.
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Wreck Information: The SS Margaret was first Dived 2009, is a small intact steam ship. On an even keel buried to the tip of the prop on a sandy bottom. Looking in the engine room cover the boiler can be seen. It has a 3ft post upright on the bows.
Cargo: Coal
Harbour / slip: Gravel beach all states, Arbroath / Montrose for Hard Boats
Travel directions:
Site Hazards: Trawling fishing boats
Parking directions:
Lat / Long: N56 43.102 W2 18.946
Chart: Buckie - Arbroath
Depth: 34msw high water slack
Tides: Tide tables
Diveboat: Divesafariscotland Marinequest Private boats
Dive Shop: Aberdeen Watersports Splash Sports
Accommodation: Local hotels a plenty Links hotel, Park hotel B&Bs
Suggested experience: Sports diver with deco exp
Mobile Network service: All
Other comments: The ill-fated vessel was the steamer was the steamer Margaret, belonging to James Milne and Son’s coal merchants, Peterhead. It was on its way from Sunderland to Wick with a cargo of coals when it sprung a leak and sank. It was under the command of Thomas Buchan and the three other members of the crew William and Robert Buchan, brothers of the skipper and Alexander Garden, engine man all belonging to Peterhead. Anxious to allay the fears of their relatives as to their safety; and having with in fully half a hour of their arrival an opportunity of catching the morning bus to Stonehaven for the train connection to the North, the men resolved to make the journey at once. They had thus landed and left the village before half were awake. A villager was informed by one of the crew that the vessel had sprung a leak when in the Firth of forth. It was intended to make for Montrose owing to water gradually gaining on the ship, but that port having being missed, a northerly course was continued and when mid way between Montrose and Gourdon in the bay, it was found that the ship was becoming water logged despite the exertion of the crew with the pumps. The life boat was launched and the crew took to it, but another effort to try salve the vessel was decided upon. Returning to the ship the crew endeavoured vainly to stem the progress of the inflow of water, but the engine- room became flooded and the fires drowned out. Realising that it was a battle against hope, as it was all too apparent the ship was doomed; the men took again to the boat, which they had just reached when the ship made its last plunge. But for the fact that only two of the crew were all comparatively young men could swim an earlier attempt to come in touch with the shore would have been made, but in the circumstances it was deemed prudent not to take any risks.
Created by: Gavin Barnett
Date: 28/5/1010
Revision: 1
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