The Bosun's Watch
M.V. Wyre Majestic FD433
Picture courtesy of Denis Thomas
| Official Number | 187853 |
| Gross Tonnage | 338 |
| Length | 127.5 ft |
| Breadth | 27 ft |
| Draught | 13.5 ft |
| Engine | 736 bhp |
| Speed | 11 knots |
| Built by | Cochrane & Son Ltd, Selby, 1956 |
| Owner | Wyre Trawlers Ltd |
| 1956 |
To Fleetwood as a new vessel.
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| October 18 1974 |
On passage through the sound of Islay in company with the WYRE DEFENCE. Ran full speed onto rocks at Rhuba a' Mhaill. The skipper was below and the bosun at the wheel.
The skipper's certificate was suspended and the bosun admitted to having been drinking. Vessel a total loss and left on the rocks. |
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