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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…

Esperanca, Brazilian yacht aground at Porthgwarra.

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

Coaster Sand Wyvern around at Hayle

Coaster Sand Wyvern around at Hayle

Coaster Sand Wyvern around at Hayle

Wreck of Nimrod

Wreck of Nimrod

Kergall grounded in heavy seas

Refloated but grounded again at Marazion

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

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

M.V. Romeo from Copenhagen aground in Hayle Estuary

Ex Admiralty Barge Pinnace on Battery Rocks

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

The Juan Ferrer of Valencia was a handsome, well-equipped motor coaster of nearly 700 tons, thrashing her way up towards Land's end on her usual run from her home port of Liverpool.

Owned by Frederick Ferrer of Valencia, the Juan Ferrer was only…

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

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…

Shortly before 5 am and on November 3rd 1962, the coastguard on watch at Cape Cornwall saw the navigation lights of the 250-ton Dieppe trawler, Jeanne Gougy, about two miles offshore.

She was steering southwards and he was expecting the lights to…