The James Barrie was an ice-breaker trawler . She measured 36m in length and moved 666 tonnes on surface.

We do not know that much about the James Barrie who one the 7th of March 1969, while sailing to Hull, wrecked at Louther Rock. She stayed their two days and finally slipped away from her anchorage and began drifting away. She whose spotted and towed by the Grace Patterson from the Kirkwall coast guards, but sunk on her way due to an important breach on the 29th of March 1969.

The James Barrie lies on port side on a sandy bottom and benefits usually of a good visibility. This dive site is a tidal site, it's only possible to dive during slake tide. Her hull is in excellent condition and offers many penetration points to visit the engine room and the castle.

The main difficulty in the tides and the penetration. Divers can ONLY visit this wreck at slake tide. The James Barrie has seen a few casualty's during these last years, due to the inexperience of some divers. Beware when visiting this wreck. The gas of choice for this dive would be a Nitrox 30 or an enriched Trimix type 30/16.