MV Craigantlet

MV Craigantlet

MV "Craigantlet" was a British container ship that ran aground on 26 February 1982 at Killantringan Lighthouse in Portamaggie Bay, Wigtownshire in southwestern Scotland. The 800 ton cargo ship was bound to Liverpool from Belfast at the time. The lighthouse keeper raised the alarm, and "Craigantlet's" crew was rescued via airlift by a Sea King from 829 Squadron based at the stone frigate HMS "Gannet" at Glasgow Prestwick International Airport.

Because the "Craigantlet" carried some containers marked with hazardous material codes — and reportedly some containers mislabeled as empty that were not [cite web|url=http://www.hpa.org.uk/chemicals/reports/chapr1_dec2003.pdf|title=Chemical Hazard and Poisons Report|publisher=UK Health Protection Agency|date=December 2003] — there was concern that a dangerous chemical spill could occur. The immediate area was evacuated and an unmanned warning light was put in place. The containers were successfully removed over the next six weeks. The wreck of the "Craigantlet" was left in place, and partial remains were still visible in 2002 during low tide at Killantringan.

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External links

* [http://www.nlb.org.uk/ourlights/history/killantr.htm Killantringan History at the Northern Lighthouse Board]


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