The 209 grt Aberdeen steam trawler Ben Dearg, A566 was built as the Corinthia in North Sheilds 1902. In 1906 she was sold to the North British Steam Fishing Co. Ltd. and renamed the Ben Dearg. On the 9th of September 1908 during a storm, she ran aground to the east of Pennan, eight of the crew managed to scramble ashore but the skipper was lost. Reports of her exact position vary between 1 mile and 2 ½ miles east of Pennan. The coastline has been searched underwater from Drostan’s Leack to Green Kaims with no trace of any wreckage. Although the wreck has not yet been found, the area provides some excellent scenic diving in depths of 10 to 15 metres just off the shore.

Any information or stories about shipwrecks in the Rosehearty area would be greatly appreciated - please contact the source of these pages, Roger Mathison.