Scottish Shipwrecks

Information and Pictures of Shipwrecks in Scotland

  • Home
  • About
    • About Clyde Shipwrecks
    • About Argyll Shipwrecks
  • AREA INFO
    • Upper Clyde
    • Clyde Coast North
    • Arran
    • Clyde Coast South
    • Galloway
    • Kintyre & Gigha
    • Islay
    • Jura, Lorne & Oban
    • Mull Coll & Tiree
  • Shipwrecks
    • Scottish Shipwrecks
    • 1 – Galloway & Solway Firth
    • 2 – Clyde
    • 3 – Argyll
    • 4 – NW Scotland & Outer Hebrides
    • 5 – North Coast & Orkney Isles
    • 6 – Shetland Isles & Fair Isle
    • 7 – North East Scotland
    • 8 – East Scotland
    • 9 – South East Scotland
  • Book Sale
    • Argyll Shipwrecks
    • Clyde Shipwrecks
  • Blog

Teunika

The Teunika was a small coastal motor vessel launched in 1936 from the yard of E J Smit of Westerbroek in Holland. Her dimensions were 112.0′ x 21.6′ x 8.3′ she had a net tonnage of 114nt. During her working life she underwent a number of name changes; launched as Wilhelmina then Velocitas, Willen and Merken before Teunika in 1954.

At 0808 GMT on 16th May, 1969 the radio at Oban Radio crackled into life with a mayday message from the MV Teunika, in trouble with her engine out and making water off the west coast of Mull giving her position as 10 miles north west of Tobermory.  The MV Claymore set out from Tobermory to her rescue and other ships too raced to the scene.  Forty minutes later the first to arrive was the trawler Corena who immediately sent a short radio message cancelling the mayday, giving their position as 12 miles west of Tobermory.  She had taken the Teunika in tow and they were heading for the Sound of Mull.  It seemed that everything was going to work out well but less than 40 minutes later another message arrived at Oban from the Corena – the Teunika had sunk eleven miles west of Tobermory and the crew were safely aboard the Corena. 

The motor trawler Corena

The Mallaig lifeboat gave the position of the loss as 253 degrees two and a half miles from Calaich Point.

The Wreck Today

The wreck of the Teunika lies in postion 56°36.212’N 006°23.651’W. She lies upright and intact, oriented 135/315° with bows pointing towards Mull. The top of the wreck is reasonably flush, the mast having collapsed across the holds, deck level is between 74.5 and 75.3 metres, seabed depths are between 76.5 and 77 metres. The stern wheelhouse and accommodation area has fallen away and lies across the decks. When first dived the visibility on the wreck was in excess of 15 metres, the wreck is tidal and is a slack water dive.

Share this:

  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • More
  • Click to print (Opens in new window)
  • Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Our Social Media Sites

            

Shipwreck Slideshow

Admiral Cordington
Barcombe
Belford
Bombardier
Brigadier
Clydesdale
Cormoran
Coronella
Dunira
Grenadier
Harald
Hereford Express
Islay
Kathleen Stromboli
Lapwing II
Laverock
Milewater
Mountaineer
Norse
Paulina
Hexpress
Pirate
Pretorian
Princess Patricia
Rondo
Tyrconnel
Agios Minas

Site built and hosted by Braveheart Webdesign Islay

loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.