Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

Ship Event

Friday, November 11, 1966 @ 1000
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		LOCHIEL (1939-1970 Passenger ferry / mailboat 184 feet / 56m overall of David MacBrayne Ltd., Glasgow : 1995 scrapped) Own Page

David MacBrayne's mailboat LOCHIEL assists in rescue of capsized ferry ISLE OF GIGHA off Islay
Ship's locationOff the East coast of Isle of Islay (Inner Hebrides, Western Isles of Scotland)Port of RegistryGlasgow (Scotland, UK)
Ships agentDavid MacBrayne Ltd., Clyde House, 44 Robertson Street, Glasgow Tel 041-221- 2239Gross Tonnage577

On the morning of 11 November 1966, ISLE OF GIGHA was en route from Gigha to Port Ellen, loaded with commercial vehicles. Rolling in a moderate sea, a rudder stock cracked making steering difficult.   Unsecured loads shifted, causing the ferry to list and capsize.   The mailboat LOCHIEL assisted in the rescue of the capsized vessel.

Interesting details of this event can be found by Googling  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Sound_of_Gigha#:~:text=the%20engine%20room.-,Capsize,ferry%20to%20list%20and%20capsize.