§ Mr. Kennedyasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the number of ships, giving tonnage, which have (a) sunk and (b) requested assistance in each of the following sea areas:; (i) Pentland Firth (ii) Minch, (iii) Little Minch, (iv) Sea of the Hebrides and (v) North Channel since 1980; and of these if he will state how many in each case were crude oil-carrying tankers.
1982 1983 1984 1985 Coast guard SAR areas Commercial vessels Fishing vessels Commercial vessels Fishing vessels Commercial vessels Fishing vessels Commercial vessels Fishing vessels Pentland 1 9 1 10 3 17 1 15 Clyde 3 15 1 18 5 6 3 9 Oban 3 16 5 21 1 17 4 27 Stornoway 0 7 0 12 4 8 1 9 Belfast 2 13 2 12 1 4 1 12