The Shuna (Wreck)

 shipwreck, interesting place

The shelter which Captain Elsper had hoped to find in the Sound of Mull for his heavily laden steamer, the 1426 ton Shuna, was there but only just.

A big storm had tried to push him on to the Scottish west coast as he bashed his way north from Glasgow on 8 May, 1913, heading for Sweden's Gothenburg with a full cargo of coal and mixed goods. The storm wasn't as bad in the sound as outside, but he was unable to see far through driving rain and sea spray.

At 9 pm, daylight turned to dusk and, almost exactly an hour later, the 240ft Shuna ran blind on to the Grey Rocks and started taking in water.
Captain Elsper went astern, and as his ship came free tried to head for Tobermory. It was a forlorn hope. The pumps were beaten, and as the water gained, he beached north of Rubha Aird Seisg.

The Shuna's bow was high and dry but the huge waves began filling her through her stern, and she soon began to settle.

The captain and his crew abandoned ship in the boats and ran a hawser to anchor the Shuna's bow to the shore. That was another forlorn hope. At 10pm the hawser snapped and she went down in deep water. The crew rowed to Tobermory safely the next day.