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Alacrity bound from Swansea to Belgium with coal ran aground in fog at Portheras Cove, near Pendeen Watch lighthouse. The wreck was later blown apart by explosives in an attempt to break the ship up for scrapping. However, some speculate that the…

The Victoire-Roger Belgian fishing boat's of five crew of wreck at Tallis Zawn were rescued by the Sennen Lifeboat Susan Ashley.

Crowd viewing the smoke rising from the bombing of the Torry Canyon Wreck

Ex Admiralty Barge Pinnace on Battery Rocks

M.V. Romeo from Copenhagen aground in Hayle Estuary

Swedish Barge blown ashore after tow rope broke refloated towed to Falmouth

The crew of trawler La Varenne ( France) of Cherbourg were attempting to abandon ship after she went into a small cove at Land's End. Eight men were picked up by the Sennen Cove lifeboat

Barge lost its tow line and ran aground in Sennon Cove. Later towed to Falmouth

Refloated but grounded again at Marazion

Kergall grounded in heavy seas

Wreck of Nimrod

Wreck of Nimrod

Coaster Sand Wyvern around at Hayle

Coaster Sand Wyvern around at Hayle

Coaster Sand Wyvern around at Hayle

David M was trying to negotiate the River hayle - later refloated

Esperanca, Brazilian yacht aground at Porthgwarra.

The Eureka was a Brigham fishing vessel that wrecked on the rocks of Larrigan Beach in May 6th 1934.

The trawler, Registered Number BM 374, broke loose her Anchor in Newlyn Harbour coming ashore by the Bolitho Gardens, Lariggan Penzance.
The…

Previously known as 'Worthsee Brake'

The MFV Conqueror was a modern freezer trawler built in 1965 by Hall, Russel & Co Ltd of Aberdeen, for the Northern Trawlers Company. By 1977 she had undergone a major refit to extend her freezer capacity, and left her home port of Hull to go…