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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…

note the coastguards on the cliff

note the coastguards and rescuers pulling on a rope possibly a Breeches Buoy

Just able to see two boys above trees watching procedure

Sea Scouts Trafalgar Day procession

the Sennen Lifeboat Susan Ashley rescued the crew of five

the Sennen Lifeboat Susan Ashley rescued the crew of five

the Sennen Lifeboat Susan Ashley rescued the crew of five

The Paris left Southampton on 20 May 1899 with 380 passengers and 372 crew and collected a further 50 passengers from Cherbourg, then making passage to New York. The ship diverted to Eddystone and Lizard Lighthouses to get a navigational fix.…

The 827-ton steam coaster, Yewcroft, bound from the Thames to Bristol with cement, wandered off course in dense fog and grounded near Cudden Point. A few hours later, as the tide ebbed from beneath her, she broke in half.

Description from Richard…

The 827-ton steam coaster, Yewcroft, bound from the Thames to Bristol with cement, wandered off course in dense fog and grounded near Cudden Point. A few hours later, as the tide ebbed from beneath her, she broke in half.

Description from Richard…

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