Tour Scotland short 4K early Autumn travel video clip of a Scotsman walking wearing a Kilt and Sporran on Quendale Beach on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to the coast of the Shetland Islands, Britain, United Kingdom. At around a mile long, Quendale Beach is the longest sandy beach in Shetland, located in a broad valley on the western side of the South Mainland with an extensive system of sand dunes. Relentless onshore winds swept massive volumes of sand across the area, completely overwhelming the local settlements. The entire village of Broo was slowly buried and abandoned. Quendale was historically tied to the traditional Shetland whale hunts. In 1845, the beach was the site of a massive drive where 1,540 pilot whales were herded into the shallow waters and driven ashore. While considered a grim event by modern standards, these drives were an essential part of the island's survival and economic baseline during the 19th century. This is where the Braer oil tanker ran aground in January 1993. It was en route from Bergen, Norway to Quebec, Canada, laden with 85,000 tonnes of Norwegian Gullfaks crude oil. At first was feared that the ship would founder near Horse Island, and the experience of Aegean Sea which burst into flames shortly after grounding led the coastguard to persuade the Greek captain Alexandros S. Gkelis to abandon ship. However, because of strong North West local currents, Braer moved against the prevailing wind and missed Horse Island, drifting towards Quendale Bay. Fortunately for Shetland, the Gulfaks crude Braer was carrying was not a typical North Sea oil. Gulfaks crude is lighter and more easily biodegradable than other North Sea crude oils, and this, in combination with some of the worst storms seen in Shetland,, naturally dispersing the oil by wave action and evaporation, prevented the event becoming an even bigger disaster. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome. Meteorological Autumn or Fall is different from standard and astronomical Autumn and begins September 1 and ends November 30
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