Also recorded as: MV Solway Harvester; BA 794
What the evidence supports
Solway Harvester foundered on 11 January 2000 with the loss of all seven crew, making this a record of profound loss as well as a maritime casualty. The map shows a cautious area around the IOMHER position, not a diving or salvage destination. Treat the record and those who died with respect.
Location and precision
Approximate area · radius 200 m. IOMHER-reported casualty position; IOMHER positional-accuracy classification: “Accurate”. This point is not a surveyed seabed footprint.
Geometry provenance: Official casualty point with editorial uncertainty area. An official reported casualty point is shown only within an editorial uncertainty area, not as a surveyed wreck footprint.
Why this public geometry is safe: IOMHER publishes a casualty position; this map shows it only as an uncertainty area and never as a surveyed wreck footprint, navigation point or salvage target.
54.107, -4.186
IOMHER-reported casualty position; IOMHER positional-accuracy classification: “Accurate”. This point is not a surveyed seabed footprint.
Access is not implied
Offshore historical record only. This is not a navigation, diving or salvage guide; use current charts and competent local advice.
Legal note
This record grants no right of access, diving, disturbance or recovery. Check current maritime, ownership and heritage requirements with the relevant authorities before any activity.
Sensitivity note
Historic wreck; Loss of life
Sources
- IOMHER: Solway Harvester (3172)Official casualty record; IOMHER classifies the reported casualty position as “Accurate”.