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She was driven off course by strong Gales and struck the Deeper Stones off Godrevy point all 40passengers and crew were lost

Penlee Lifeboat helping a Loewstft Drifter aground off Eastern Green ,Penzance.

Ship was total wreck and extensive search revealed only one survivor the remaining 11 crew were lost.

Note cork life jackets Coxswain Vingoe

Intensive search both by land and sea revealed only one survivor, the remaining 11 members of the crew believed drowned.

Intensive search by land and sea revealed only one survivor, the remaining 11 crew members believed drowned

Intensive search both by land and sea revealed only one survivor, the remaining 11 crew members believed drowned

Intensve search by both land and sea revealed only one survivor, the remaining 11 crew members believed drowned

All members of the crew were saved except for 15 year old cabin boy

grounded off the Seven Stones reef. Smoke can be seen from the explosives used to release the oil on board and burn it. Longships Lighthouse in foreground

grounded off the Seven Stones reef. Smoke can be seen from the explosives used to release the oil on board and burn it. Longships Lighthouse in foreground

Tanker , Struck rocks at Wireless Point all 17 crew members were lost.
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poor quality- Struck rocks at Wireless Point all 17 crew members were lost.

poor quality- Struck rocks at Wireless Point all 17 crew members were lost.

All 29 crew saved but a cat was marrooned on board for two days, eventually being rescued by a fishing boat.

she was being towed to a scrapyard but broke her tow and drifted at Prussia Cove finally went ashore at St Michael's Mount and broke up.