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    Default Shipwreck on Reiss beech.

    I walk on Reiss beech most days and often pass the remains of the shipwrecked Aberdeen trawler the Jean Stephans that went aground on the 18th January 1958.

    Although it has been battered by the tide for over half a centuary the old steam boiler is still in remarkable good shape.

    While down their today the tide was out further than normal and was able to get a good video clip of it.

    http://s296.photobucket.com/albums/m...=ShipWreck.flv
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    nice one kev....was that you i swa down on beach today....camera and bare feet?
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    Quote Originally Posted by ciderally View Post
    nice one kev....was that you i swa down on beach today....camera and bare feet?
    Did you have bare feet or me.lol
    I was down their with wife and 2 dogs and had my shoes on.
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    tee hee .....just see this chap on beach today with camera..and trousers rolled up ..bare feet ...having a fine time...
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    Quote Originally Posted by ciderally View Post
    tee hee .....just see this chap on beach today with camera..and trousers rolled up ..bare feet ...having a fine time...
    I was having a fine time but not with my trousers rolled up though.lol
    Its hard to believe that such a wonderfull beech has so little people on it.
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    yea mostly dog walkers now...just wondering that today...when was the last time we had a picnic on the beach...years ago
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    Nice video Kev, great place for walking dogs, the tide was rather far out, havn't seen it like that for several years.
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    Excellent commentary Kevin, very interesting, you could be wicks own wickers world. Seriously, you could do a good job for Moray Firth Radio, and I'm sure they would be interested.
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    Great item kevin, lots o' memories there-reiss beach-I can remember it,feel it,smell it,touch it, roll an jump down the sand dunes way from first going there with the sally army on a day out many many years ago,an at is still fresh in my memory On till bringing my young boys up on a visit from england an shouting at them to beware of the deep undertow on the seaward side of that ships wreck an with the semi submersed steelwork it was pure evil an the boys in their rush would have fallen foul of it .They saw the 'hole' there an gasped-memories.

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    Quote Originally Posted by horseman View Post
    On till bringing my young boys up on a visit from england an shouting at them to beware of the deep undertow on the seaward side of that ships wreck an with the semi submersed steelwork it was pure evil an the boys in their rush would have fallen foul of it .They saw the 'hole' there an gasped-memories.
    As a young lad I was playing around the boiler and I found the dangers of the "hole".
    I had been playing around the boiler earlier and it was fine; then as the tide was coming in and the water lapped around it,the sand stopped being firm and was like a gooey quicksand and I started to sink quite rapidly. Luckily my uncle was near by and hauled me out.

    Thanks for the vid. Kevin (also a dog in underpants??)
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    Does anyone have any old pics of this shipwreck from when it first ran aground?, i have always wondered about that wreck and would love to see some old pics of it.

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    Default The Aberdeen Trawler Jean Stephens

    Quote Originally Posted by Gizmo View Post
    Does anyone have any old pics of this shipwreck from when it first ran aground?, i have always wondered about that wreck and would love to see some old pics of it.
    Thank you all for your interesting comments. I will have to be carefull of the "hole" next time I am down their.lol
    The link below will give a better detail and photo of the ship met its end.

    Jean Stephens - The Coastguard report
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    Great video Kevin and thanks for the info. Fran is right in that you would be a really good reporter.

    I was often warned as a bairn to stay off the wreck due to the 'quicksand'. Didn't stop us clambering over the boiler though!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kevin Milkins View Post
    Thank you all for your interesting comments. I will have to be carefull of the "hole" next time I am down their.lol
    The link below will give a better detail and photo of the ship met its end.

    Jean Stephens - The Coastguard report
    Many thanks for that interesting link, it brought it all back to life
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    Thank you for that interesting video Kevin.

    Does anyone know anything about this - were any of the men lost ? It's heartbreaking to see a ship like this.

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    Quote Originally Posted by trinkie View Post
    Thank you for that interesting video Kevin.

    Does anyone know anything about this - were any of the men lost ? It's heartbreaking to see a ship like this.

    Trinkie
    Thank you trinkie
    If you click on the link below trinkie it will tell you more about what happened on that cold January day. Regards KM
    Jean Stephens - The Coastguard report
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    Thank you for sending that link. Many folk would be interested in the information.

    I hope you enjoy many happy days with your Camera.

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