Shipwrecks Collection (page 2)

Wreck diving off the coast of Malta. Date: 1974

Letter from the Consulate of Naples in Barcelona to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Naples with news about shipwrecks of neapolitans ships in the catalan coast

Shipwreck off a rocky coast, c. 1815
A ship is wrecked in a stormy sea off a rocky coast. People on shore try to rescue half-drowned survivors. A broken rowing boat has been washed up or dragged to shore

Message in Bottle
The captain of a fishing boat, disabled by a storm, puts an S.O.S. message in a bottle, hoping it will be found by someone who can (a) read and (b)initiate a rescue. Date: 1884

Victoria / Camperdown 1
Due to error and obstinacy on Admiral Tryons part, the battleships Victoria and Camperdown collide : the Victoria sinks, Camperdown damaged. The crew jump clear. Date: 22 June 1893

Shipwrecked Crew
Crew and passengers from a shipwrecked vessel, in a dangerously over-full lifeboat Date: early 19th century

Resue of the crew of the Benvenue 1891
Sandgate life-boatmens plucky resue of the crew of the ship Benvenue in heavy seas. Date: 11 November 1891

A derelict ship discovered, 1873
An abandoned ship, encountered by HMS Immortalite in 1873. The ship was the Margaret Pollock, and was later sunk. Date: 1873

A derelict ship discovered, 1856
An abandoned ship drifting across the sea, as discovered by the Reine Hortense near Greenland in 1856. Date: 1856

Preparing to launch a lifeboat, 1830s
Preparing to launch a lifeboat into a stormy sea, with the help of a horse and wagon, 1830s. Date: 1830s

The volunteer life brigade at work : life saving at sea
The late storm: the volunteer life brigade at work. Rocket life-saving apparatus kept ready for use whereby a rocket is fired to throw a line over the ship in trouble from the shore

International system of flag signalling - German postcard, including a section of storm signals (lower section). Date: circa 1910s

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