Sunken Dunkirk rescue ship goes on sale for £1

THE last remaining Scottish little ship used in the Dunkirk landings has been put on sale on eBay for £1.

The Skylark IX played an important role in Operation Dynamo in 1940.

Despite rescuing 600 soldiers from the shores of France, she has been lying sunk in the River Leven at Balloch since the summer of 2010. After the end of the war, the Skylark IX gradually worked her way north, to Loch Lomond, where she was used by a cruise operator.

The vessel, which was built in Dorset in 1927, sunk on 6 June 2010.

It is now being sold off on behalf of Leven Cruising Club for £1. The buyer will be responsible for raising her out of the water and transporting her.