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Mauritania: Hurkur Rocks, Eyemouth Bay, North Sea

Steamship (20th Century)

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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Mauritania: Hurkur Rocks, Eyemouth Bay, North Sea as Steamship (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 steamship *Mauritania* was lost in 1915 near the Hurkur Rocks in Eyemouth Bay, North Sea, after striking the rocks during a storm. The wreck resulted in the loss of several crew members, though exact numbers are not recorded; it is considered a significant 20th-century maritime casualty in Scottish waters.

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