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Jupiter: Flaeshans of Rumble, Whalsay Skerries, North Sea

Steam Trawler (20th Century)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Jupiter: Flaeshans of Rumble, Whalsay Skerries, North Sea as Steam Trawler (20th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
The *Jupiter* was a 20th-century steam trawler that was lost in a storm near the Whalsay Skerries in the North Sea, likely during one of the severe winter gales common in the region. While the exact date and number of casualties are not specified, the wreck is significant as part of Scotland’s maritime fishing heritage and as a reminder of the dangers faced by North Sea trawlers.

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