The Moray Firth Fishing Disaster: One of Scotland’s Deadliest Fishing Disasters

The Moray Firth Fishing Disaster of 19 August 1848 remains one of Scotland’s deadliest fishing disasters. On the afternoon of 18 August, the weather looked promising. Roughly 800 small fishing boats set out from Wick to Stonehaven to gather the day’s herring catch. By midnight, however, the wind had turned savage. By morning, 124 boats […] The post The Moray Firth Fishing Disaster: One of…