SS Ina Mactavish

SS Ina Mactavish was a small coaster that was wrecked in 1907 with the loss of two lives.

[1] Ina Mactavish left South Shields on the River Tyne on the morning of 16 October 1907 bound for Aberdeen, laden with 130 tons of lime.

Helm, police constable of Warkworth were each awarded a Sea Gallantry Medal.

[1] An inquiry was held by the Board of Trade at the Moot Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne in December 1907 and February 1908.

The master of the vessel was found not to have caused the accident, but was reprimanded for not sending out a distress signal when the ship's engines were stopped.