What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Samba: Ruggen, Bressay Sound as Motor Tanker (20th Century)-(1956). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
The *Samba* was a 20th-century motor tanker that was lost in 1956 in Bressay Sound, Shetland, Scotland. The exact circumstances of its loss, including whether lives or cargo were lost, are not specified in the record, but its wreck remains a noted historic site in the area.
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Places near here
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Tourist CentreVisitor information · 1.8 mi
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