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Tour Scotland Photographs North Carr Lightship Dundee
Tour Scotland photograph of North Carr Lightship in Victoria Docks, Dundee, Scotland. North Carr is the last remaining Scottish lightship. The purpose of the vessel was to warn mariners by sight, light or sound of the dangers of the North Carr rocks which are situated 1.7 miles off Fife Ness at the turning point for vessels entering the Forth from the North and bound for the Tay. The North Carr is currently berthed in the Victoria Dock, Dundee, awaiting restoration as an exhibition space. On 8th December 1959, the lightship was the subject of a tragic rescue mission. After the lightship broke her moorings and began to drift in heavy seas, the Broughty Ferry lifeboat, The Mona, was launched. Her crew of eight was lost when the Lifeboat capsized. The Lightship and its crew survived and after repair was towed back to its station.
All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.
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