Edinboune Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
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Edinboune Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
58 54.497 N,2 59.391 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 27 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | EDINBOUNE |
| Type | drifter |
| Sonar Length | 30 |
| Sonar Width | 8 |
| Orientation | 90 |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Original Detection Year | 2016 |
| Last Detection Year | 2018 |
| Original Source | research vessel |
| Surveying Details | 4.5.16 WK OF WOODEN DRIFTER LOCATED IN 5854.493N, 0259.363W [WGD]. WK WELL BROKEN UP LAYING ON PORT SIDE, ORIENTATED E/W. WRECKAGE AREA 30MTRS BY 8MTRS. LARGE ENGINE NO SIGN OF MAIN BOILER, LARGE PILE OF BALLAST STONES FWD OF ENGINE, LARGE ADMIRALTY PATTERN ANCHOR SITS ON BALLAST PILE. SMALLER ANCHOR SITS AFT OF ENGINE. FWD OF BALLAST PILE A SMALL COCHRAN STYLE CROSS TUBE BOILER, A CAPSTAN AND ANCHOR CHAIN. (KEVIN HEATH E-MAIL, DTD 2.4.16, SULA DIVING). INS DW. 28.9.22 SIDE SCAN SURVEY CARRIED OUT 1/2/2018, WRECK LOCATED IN 5854.497N, 0259.391W [WGD]. THE SIDE SCAN IMAGES WERE NOT MORE DETAILED THAN 2016 IMAGES, DIVE OPERATIONS WERE CONDUCTED 23/2/2018, ARCHIVE RESEARCH REVEALED REMAINS WERE ALMOST CERTAINLY HERRING DRIFTER EDINDOUNE (BF1118). INS OBJNAM EDINDOUNE. RSDRA2025000126343 10.04.25 NOT LOCATED IN M/B DATASET 2023. NFS. (ORKNEY ISLAND COUNCIL, M/B SURVEY, DTD 2023). NFA. |
| Last Amended Date | Jun 17, 2025 |
Circumstances of loss
The wreck appeared to be undisturbed not known to the local diving community. Archive research revealed that the remains were almost certainly those of the herring drifter Edindoune (BF1118), a Zulu-type drifter, lost in Scapa Flow in February 1920 while en route from St Mary�s to Stromness. The wreck has some importance in the context of Orkney and Scotland�s fishing heritage.
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58 54.497 N,2 59.391 W
Edinboune on Wreck Map
Edinboune Wreck on Google Map
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