Freeman was sole survivor of a tragic disaster on 9 February 1861, when his 12 fellow crew members drowned. This[…]
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Sailing By: Tales from our oceans, seas, coasts and inland waterways
Collecting 'tales of sail' from around the world to link with modern-day sailors
This category includes tales of shipwreck, rescues and disasters caused by storms, misfortune and war as well as the development of lighthouses, lifeboats and safety equipment such as lifejackets.
Freeman was sole survivor of a tragic disaster on 9 February 1861, when his 12 fellow crew members drowned. This[…]
Read moreBased on research in local newspapers of the time, this article illustrates some tragic losses and heroic rescue attempts off[…]
Read moreDuring his travels, Daniel Defoe finds himself at Aust, awaiting a ferry to cross the Severn Estuary from Gloucestershire, England[…]
Read moreThe tidal range of the Bristol Channel has always been a challenge to shipping approaching from the Atlantic, and conditions[…]
Read moreIn this extract by Daniel Defoe, he reflects on the town of Plymouth, noting its importance as a safe anchorage[…]
Read moreMany ships have been lost off the westernmost rocks of the Isles of Scilly, one of the most well known[…]
Read moreÎle Vierge marks the south-western limit of the English Channel and is a small islet off the approach to l’Aber[…]
Read moreThe Coxswain and crew of the RNLI lifeboat ‘Lady Leigh’, ably assisted by the ‘rocket apparatus’ of the Coastguards, spent[…]
Read moreIn October 1859 there occurred a storm that wreaked such havoc around the coasts of Britain that is probably unique[…]
Read moreDaniel Defoe describes a terrible disaster when 200 sailing colliers were lost off the east coast of England in 1692.[…]
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