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Registration BM374. Broke loose from her anchor in Newlyn harbour and drifted towards Penzance coming ashore by the Bolitho Gardens-- the crew stayed asleep during the whole episode. Large group of onlookers.

Registration BM 374. Broke loose from her anchor in Newlyn harbour and drifted towards Penzance coming ashore by the Bolitho Gardens-- the crew stayed asleep during the whole episode

Registration BM374. Broke loose from her anchor in Newlyn harbour and drifted towards Penzance coming ashore by the Bolitho Gardens-- the crew stayed asleep during the whole episode

Registration BM374. Broke loose from her anchor in Newlyn harbour and drifted towards Penzance, coming ashore by the Bolitho Gardens-- the crew stayed asleep during the whole episode

Unknown fireman standing by fire engine no. 1 (FCV 637)

Fireman Jack Tonkin standing by Fire Engine No. 1 (FCV 637). The fire engine is equipped with a 'Proto' Breathing Apparatus box. The fire station was in Clarence Street.

Horatio Nelson, the one-man police force on the Isles of Scilly. There is a print and a glass negative of this subject.

Showing Pier and various buildings around the harbour

note the man tied to the end of a rope trying to reach the boat in choppy seas rope now attached ship to shore

note the man tied to the end of a rope trying to reach the boat in choppy seas, now anchored to the shore

note the man tied to the end of a rope trying to reach the boat in choppy seas

note the man tied to the end of a rope trying to reach the boat in choppy seas

note group of men with rocket life-saving apparatus, breeches buoy .

note group of men with rocket life-saving apparatusapparatus breeches buoy and Penlee lifeboat standing by

Liner aground in thick fog, at Lowland Point, Coverack.
She was later refloated. The local hotel was named after the liner