Historic North Carr lightship could be scrapped within weeks
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The North Carr is currently berthed in Dundee's Victoria Dock
Scotland's last remaining lightship will be scrapped within weeks unless a solution to save it can be found, its owners have warned.
The North Carr, external, which was launched in 1933, is currently berthed in Dundee's Victoria Dock.
The decision has been taken by owners Taymara due to concerns about its condition and risk of sinking.
The charity said the vessel is in very poor condition and has been subject to emergency repairs in recent years.
The ship is in very poor condition and has been repaired repeatedly
The ship retains its original equipment, including firefighting gear and furnishings.
The charity said it would deconstruct the ship on or after 5 January "unless any alternative solution is put forward before this deadline."
Taymara said: "If no alternative is found and the vessel is disposed, a formal entry will be created for her on the National Archive of Historic Vessels and held, in perpetuity, by National Historic Ships UK."
It has appealed for interested parties to come forward , externalas soon as possible.
The vessel is famous for its role in the 1959 Broughty Ferry lifeboat disaster, external, in which eight men lost their lives.
The crew of the Mona, the Broughty Ferry RNLI lifeboat, went to the aid of the North Carr which had broken free from its moorings in St Andrews Bay in Fife.
But all the men perished in severe storms as they battled to reach the lightship.
During World War II, the lightship was moved between the Mull of Kintyre and the Mull of Galloway as a convoy guide for ships entering Clyde.
The North Carr was decommissioned in 1975.