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Ross Puma: Rack Wick, Hoy, Orkney

Motor Trawler (20th Century)

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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Ross Puma: Rack Wick, Hoy, Orkney as Motor 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 *Ross Puma* was a motor trawler that sank in 1968 near Rackwick, Hoy, Orkney, after colliding with the *MV Kildonald Castle* in thick fog. The wreck resulted in the loss of all 13 crew members aboard the *Ross Puma*, marking one of the most significant maritime tragedies in Orkney's history.

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