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M.V. Wyre Majestic FD433



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Wyre Majestic



		
Technical
Official Number 187853
Gross Tonnage 338
Length127.5 ft
Breadth27 ft
Draught13.5 ft
Engine736 bhp
Speed11 knots
Built byCochrane & Son Ltd, Selby, 1956
OwnerWyre Trawlers Ltd
History
1956 To Fleetwood as a new vessel.
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.