MV Dayspring
shipwreck in Scotland
MV Dayspring, also called the Corpach Wreck or the Old Boat of Caol, was a fishing trawler that ran aground at Corpach, near Fort William, Loch Linnhe, Scotland. Her wreck remains beached there, and the site is now a popular attraction for photographers and tourists.
History
Dayspring was built in 1975 by J. & G. Forbes & Co. in Sandhaven, Scotland. The vessel completed sea trials in Fraserburgh on 26 June 1975 and entered service immediately thereafter.
She was operated as a pair trawler alongside Ocean Crest, captained by Louie Cardno, fishing for herring and mackerel. The vessel was renamed Golden Harvest and was skippered by Bertie Green of Fraserburgh. The vessel paired with Jim Green’s Replenish in the whitefish fishery. After Bertie Green the vessel was sold and relocated to Kilkeel, Northern Ireland where it was owned by Ernie McMath and was captained by Duncan MacInnes.
On 12 September 2000 the vessel was sold to John Boyd of Kinlochleven and returned to Scotland.
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