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'''SS ''Ina Mactavish''''' was a small coaster that was wrecked in 1907 with the loss of two lives.

==History==

''Ina Mactavish'' was built by [[Burrell & Son]] of [[Glasgow]] in 1866. She spent the next twenty years as a coasting [[Lighter (barge)|lighter]] before sinking in 1906. She was bought by Clyde Salvage Company for £175, and another £800 was spent lengthening and repairing her. This work  was carried out by the [[Ardrossan]] Dry Dock and Shipping Company. In February 1907, she was sold to John Wilson of [[Leith]] for £1,450.<ref name=PPA>{{Cite journal| last = Leonard| first = Alan| title = The Wreck of SS ''Ina Mactavish''| journal =  Picture Postcard Annual| pages =12–13| year = 2008}}</ref>

==Wreck==

''Ina Mactavish'' left [[South Shields]] on the [[River Tyne]] on the morning of 16 October 1907 bound for [[Aberdeen]], laden with 130 tons of [[Calcium oxide|lime]]. At about 22:00, the ship's condenser broke down as a nut had come off the suction valve. Around 06:00 on 17 October, the engines were stopped because a rope had become entangled around the propeller. It was decided to beach the ship, and shortly before 09:00 the ship grounded to the south of Birling Car Rock in Alnmouth Bay. It took until 15:00 for the [[Alnmouth]] lifeboat to rescue the survivors. By this time the ship's engineer and cook had both drowned.<ref name=PPA /> For their part in trying to rescue the crew, P. Holbert, chief boatman of coastguard, Amble; A. Barton, Police Sergeant, of Amble and J. Helm, police constable of Warkworth were each awarded a [[Sea Gallantry Medal]].<ref name=SGM>{{cite web | url = http://ca.geocities.com/thomashemy@rogers.com/SGM001.html| first = Bernard| last = de Neumann| publisher = Thomas Hemy| title = THE SEA GALLANTRY MEDAL| access-date = 2008-03-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091018193008/http://ca.geocities.com/thomashemy@rogers.com/SGM001.html| url-status = dead|archive-date=2009-10-18}} </ref>

==Aftermath==

The wreck was towed into [[Amble]], and later sold off for £515.<ref name=PPA />

==Inquiry==

An inquiry was held by the [[Board of Trade]] at the [[Moot Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne|Moot Hall]], [[Newcastle upon Tyne]] in December 1907 and February 1908. The master of the vessel was found not to have caused the accident, but was reprimanded for not sending out a distress signal when the ship's engines were stopped. It was also noted that there was a long delay between the wreck being observed and the lifeboat being launched.<ref name=PPA />

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[[Category:Victorian-era merchant ships of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Shipwrecks of England]]
[[Category:Shipwrecks of Northumberland]]
[[Category:Maritime incidents in 1906]]
[[Category:Maritime incidents in 1907]]
[[Category:Ships built on the River Clyde]]
[[Category:1886 ships]]