The timbers are currently housed in a freshwater tank at Sanday Heritage Centre as part of preservation efforts. There, visitors can find out more about the wreck's story and Sanday's history.

Britain Orkney Shipwreck In this image provided by Wessex Archaeology, the Sanday Wreck timbers are seen before being placed in a freshwater tank at the Sanday Heritage Centre, on Orkney, Sept 23 ...

A mysterious shipwreck in Scotland, discovered after a heavy storm in 2024, has been identified as a 250-year-old converted whaling ship.

Community effort The ship’s timbers are being preserved in a freshwater tank at the Sanday Heritage Centre while plans are discussed to put it on permanent display.

Community effort The ship’s timbers are being preserved in a freshwater tank at the Sanday Heritage Centre while plans are discussed to put it on permanent display.

Ben Saunders from Wessex Archaeology supervises the Sanday Wreck timbers as they are placed in a freshwater tank to preserve them, on Orkney, Sept 23, 2024. (Fionn McArthur/Wessex Archaeology via AP) ...

Ben Saunders, from Wessex Archaeology, supervises the Sanday Wreck timbers as they are placed in a freshwater tank to preserve them Credit: Orkney Islands Council/PA Wessex Archaeology, along with ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the identity of a 1700s vessel shipwrecked in Orkney. Expert say the vessel discovered on the island of Sanday last year is most likely the Earl of Chatham, a former ...

The timbers are currently housed in a freshwater tank at the Sanday Heritage Centre to conserve them. There visitors can find out more about the wreck’s story and Sanday’s history.

Archaeologists have identified a 250-year-old shipwreck uncovered on a remote Scottish beach. A mix of science and historical sleuthing found that it's an 18th-century naval warship and whaling ...