Scottish Government data identifies the Widewall Bay Harbour of Refuge for the safety of oil tankers in distress. The dataset covers the southern approach to Scapa Flow. It was last updated on 2026-07-08 by SpatialData.gov.scot.
Use Cases
- Map maritime safety infrastructure based on the described harbor of refuge.
- Analyze risk zones for oil tanker navigation based on the described southern approach to Scapa Flow.
- Plan emergency response for distressed vessels based on the identified harbor authority location.
Strengths
- Dataset is identified by the Harbour Authority, suggesting an official designation.
- Last update timestamp (2026-07-08 13:32:51.094671) is precisely documented.
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:51.094671; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Southern approach to Scapa Flow, UK