Browse Items (18698 total)
Sort by:
St Anne, Wrecked at Porthleven, Mount's Bay, November 3rd 1931
The little French Schooner, St Anne was the last to be embayed and wrecked at Mount's Bay.
It was tossed ashore on Porthleven Beach by a south-west gale on November 3rd 1931. She had sailed from Cardiff the previous morning, homeward bound to…
It was tossed ashore on Porthleven Beach by a south-west gale on November 3rd 1931. She had sailed from Cardiff the previous morning, homeward bound to…
Scillonian Isles of Scilly ferry aground on a sandbank whilst leaving Penzance. 1976
struck a sand-bank whilst leaving Penzance refloated
Scillonian Isles of Scilly ferry aground
struck a sand-bank whilst leaving Penzance refloated
Distant view of Torrey Canyon emitting smoke from the burning oil . 1967
Torrey Canyon 61,263 oil tanker 1967 was bombed to release the oil on board which was leaking out and BURN it as it was destroying sea birds and marine life.
Distant view of Torrey Canyon emitting smoke
Torrey Canyon 61,263 oil tanker 1967 was bombed to release the oil on board which was leaking out and BURN it as it was destroying sea birds and marine life.
Distant view of Torrey Canyon with burning oil emitting smoke. 1967
Torrey Canyon 61,263 oil tanker 1967 was bombed to release the oil on board which was leaking out and BURN it as it was destroying sea birds and marine life.
Vert Prairial , trawler on rocks near Porthcurno, 1956
her entire crew of seventeen were lost
Vert Prairial trawler on rocks near Porthcurno. 1956
her entire crew of seventeen were lost
Victoire-Roger aground thick fog at Tallis Zawn 1964
Sennen cove lifeboat 'The Susan Ashley' saved the crew of five
four of the five survivors from Belgian trawler Victoire Roger 1964
Sennen cove lifeboat 'The Susan Ashley' saved the crew of five
Vierge Marie ashore under Tregiffian cliffs, Wrecked on January 13th 1937.
The Belgian Motor trawler, Vierge Marie of Ostend was a 200 ton vessel. She was on her way into Newlyn after developing engine trouble off Pendeen the previous afternoon, and there had been no warning of how close the weather had brought her to the…