Recent sonar images of the wreck of the ore carrier Akka confirm dive reports that the wreck is beginning break up, after 63 years underwater off Dunoon in the Firth of Clyde. The scans confirm diver reports that the fore deck has dropped onto the cargo of iron ore in the holds, while the hull is beginning to fall out onto the seabed at various … [Read more...]

145 years ago today the Greenock registered sailing ship Norval was wrecked on the south point of Insh Island around 10 miles south of Oban. The wooden ship was inbound for Glasgow from Montreal with a cargo of deals, battens and staves. The weather … [Read more...]

The forecast for today and into the weekend looks grim, gales and heavy rain. The picture alongside needs little explanation, a westerly gale and high tide, not at time to be caught out in open sea. Even with modern weather forecasting techniques and monitoring by satellites, wave buoys and alike, … [Read more...]