Ardintoul – Flying boats and floating scotsmen

Yesterday the SAMPHIRE team spent the day chasing up a local tip off that there may be remains of a flying boat at the old Royal Navy Oil Fuel Store at Ardintoul. Locals believe this was an emergency refuelling stop for both boats and flying boats and that there are remains of a flying boat here that had sunk at its moorings. We met local resident Matt Baron, another person who participated in SAMPHIRE last year. Matt is a local publican and diver and is hoping to identify new wreck sites to attract more divers and support the local economy. He came out to meet us in his rib and helped us to investigate and understand this fascinating survival which includes a well preserved WWII era complex of industrial buildings in a stunning location.