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Crabber Pluie de Rose ( France) was wrecked at Trevedran Point, St Loy. The skipper swam ashore to raise the alarm at a farm. Two men were saved by breeches buoy and four men were picked up by the Penlee Lifeboat ( Royal National Lifeboat…

Dieppe trawler Jeanne Gougy ( France) wrecked on Dr Syntax's Head, Land's End. The crew were trapped in an air pocket in the wheelhouse for six hours until low tide when they were rescued by the Life Saving Apparatus and Whirlwind Helicopter. Of the…

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.

"Eureka" Brixham trawler aground on Larrigan Beach
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