Title
Sailing Ship Ross Bridge Steam RollerThis Schooner is the" Leon Burau."
Subject
Info on card
Description
On the 18th June 1909 Alfred Vingoe was returning to Penzance in his pilot boat when he noticed that a large sailing ship was lying low in the water and flying distress flags. He and his two crew members sailed over to the craft to find that the ship had been holed on a rock off the Scilly Isles and was fast taking in water. Climbing aboard Alfred told the captain to put on full sail where she was beached just outside the harbour. The cargo was discharged into smaller ships and the ship then towed into Penzance harbour to be repaired. A full account is given in the Cornishman newspaper.
Date
1909
Identifier
HARB 14HF 053
Coverage
Penzance
Building Name
St Michaels Mount
Period Costume
N
Street Name
Wharf Road
Individual Names
Leon Bureau