Seabank Tank Farm - Invergordon - March 2010 - Report

[nugget44444]

Visited here today with Wurzel and Zombiesazza. What a great site this is to explore I even climbed up which considering I don't like heights was a surprise to us all . I know Zimbob explored it a few months ago too and posted it up and has basically given most of the information on its history but for those who have not read the report here it is again.

Seabank Tank Farm was used for storing the oil for the nearby admirality based at Invergordon. On the 15th of February 1941 a Junkers 88 flew in and bombed the site hitting and destroying tank 13 and hitting the next tank as well. Oil flowed onto railway track and into nearby station. This was later pumped out into the Firth - enviroment obviously didn't matter in those days. The Junker then narrowly missed the church spire and then strafed the siding on Bulls Hill leaving bullet markings on the rails. It then attacked a Sutherland sea plane moored in the Firth before making a escape.

A large site so leave yourselves plenty of time to explore it also watch your feet as I put a nail through my boot in the building with the lorrys. Anyway here is my pics

On the way in



Some kind of pump room



Smaller Tanks unsure why these ones are brick covered









Old lorrys dumped here





Some more plumbing and valves and gauges







Main entrance





Tanks are high






A view along the tanks



Inside one of the tanks. Sorry bout quality of pic as it was handheld as I forgot my tripod and is on a high iso



The Boiler house











Another pump room





Water Tank



Various other buildings





A great afternoon out

[ERNIE99_UK]

Wow cool. Theres some ERF b series stuff in there

[nugget44444]

A Leyland and a Foden too

[boxfrenzy]

Looks very cool indeed there

[wurzel]

After running over the top of the tanks we went inside and wished we'd done that first as we saw the tank roofs are rusted away all round the rim

[zimbob]

Nice work This is probably my favourite place I saw last year, just something about it

Looks like you had a good day for it :P

[nugget44444]

Fantastic day only downside was drove about 40 miles from my house then shouted SHIT I'VE FORGOT MY TRIPOD

[ZombieSazza]

Nice report there Nugget and great images
Nice one also Wurzel

I believe we got to Nairn and you shouted that, Nugget.. Whilst Wurzel and I were going "Well, I have mine, do you have yours?" "Yep, I have mine, sucks to be you" :P

Whilst Wurzel and I were climbing down I believe Wurzel said "Tanks, 0, explorers, 1" and then he saw this sign...


"Oh... Shit"

[superkev]

Lovely stuff, great pics. looks like a decent explore, love the inside of the tanks!