What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Vestfoss: North Sea as Steamship (20th Century)-(1940). 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 *Vestfoss* was a Norwegian steamship lost in the North Sea in 1940, likely during World War II. It is believed to have been sunk by a U-boat attack, resulting in the loss of all 36 crew members; its wreck remains a significant wartime maritime casualty site.
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Places near here
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