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Theo Farrant

Shipwreck of historic 18th-century warship uncovered on remote Scottish island

When a storm in February 2024 ripped away the sands on a remote beach in Sanday - one of Scotland's far-flung, sea-beaten islands - it revealed something astonishing: the ribs of an old wooden ship, long buried beneath the dunes.

The ghostly remains quickly stirred excitement among the 500-strong island community, for whom the ocean is both a livelihood and a lurking danger.

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