SHIPWRECKS
THE FIRST SAFETY BEACON ERRECTED ON THE GOODWIN SANDS IN 1810
WRECK OF THE AGEN ON THE GOODWIN SANDS
WRECK OF THE HELENA MAJESTA ON THE GOODWIN SANDS
WRECK OF THE AGEN ON THE GOODWIN SANDS
AN OLD SHIPWRECK PICTURE
WRECK OF THE HELENA MAJESTA ON THE GOODWIN SANDS
SOUTH GOODWIN FOUNDERED ON THE SOUTH SANDS HEAD 27Th November 1954 ALL SAVE 1 WERE LOST
SILVIA ONARATO STRUCK THE GOODWINS IN JANUARY 1948
NORTH EASTERN VICTORY
KABINDA 1939
SILVIA ORANATO 8 WEEKS AFTER STRIKING
FLANDRES; SHE LIES 1,5 MILES EAST OF DEAL CASTLE
MISTLEY ON DEAL BEACH
Deal Lugger being broken up on Walmer Beach
A WRECK ON DEAL BEACH
LIFEBOAT OFF THE FLANDRES WITH WALMER LIFEBOAT
TRAWLER CYCLONE ON THE NORTH GOODWIN 1928
KALEVA ASHORE ON DEAL BEACH
NORTH EASTERN VICTORY
WRECK OF THE DEAL LUGGER PRIDE OF THE SEA
THE CRY FROM THE SEA AND THE ANSWER FROM THE SHORE
Hunzeborg with cargo of telegraph poles was in collision back of the Goodwin Sands, she was beached at the 5th Green, I salvaged lots of poles from her in the late 1950's
BELOW PICTURES OF THE 350 TON NORA AND THE OLD DEAL PIER1940
THE PIER BEFORE THE NORA RUN THROUGH IT
THE NORA: 350 TONS OF SCRAP METAL
THE NORA STRIKES THE PIER
A WRECK ON THE GOODWIN SANDS
29th January 1940 saw the pier partly destroyed by the coaster Nora, the wind was blowing hard from the South East, and the Nora, having engine trouble was bought into the downs to anchor, advice from Freddie Upton and Jim Skardon, who were alongside, and said she should be anchored North of the Pier, was ignored, The power to be ordered her to be anchored off deal castle, in tug boat stream. This was done and with the severe wind and flood tide she dragged her anchors and drove through the pier. I had the privaledge to recover one of her anchors in the early 1960's when I had boats at the top of king Street, The anchor with 20 cables of chain was sold to London and Rochester Shipping Company for the sum of £32.10s, A nice sum of money then.
ASHORE ON THE GOODWINS SOUTH BANK OF THE KELLET GUT
LEAVING THE SANDS
SS CYGNET
14 July 1955 Thursday
Cygnet (Liberia): The cargo ship was holed in a collision off the Goodwin Sands, Kent. All crew rescued by Baltic Clipper (flag unknown)
She was towed in and beached by the seagirt, where she was repaired, local men were engaged in unloading her cargo and she was later refloated,
Mike Crosskerry wrote:
I remember working on the Cygnet back in the mid 50's.I had just left school when the ship went aground off the Goodwin’s. Dad was at the time between jobs, & decided to work on the ship, & went along with him. When we boarded the ship we were told by the overseer that if we worked on unloading the wet grain in the lower holds we would be paid a higher premium than if we chose to unload the dry stuff, we chose to get our feet wet! The one thing I remember above anything else was the stench of the kitchen galley- it was absolutely horrendous;
if you helped unload this vessel please get in touch, I'll list your name
Kaleva Ashore on Deal beach Nov.11th 1921
Brighton Bell, Sunk in the Gull stream after assisting
with the Dunkirk evacuation in1940
Dunbar Castle
HMT Snakefly hit by a mine off Deal
Luray Victory
SS Africa 1915
Wrecked on the Goodwins
The Preussen lost under the cliffs at Dover 1910
Denard sunk off Coppin Street
Dunbar Castle
SS Longhurst lost 1901
Schooner Grethe lost on the Goodwins 1939
SS Patricia lies just NNE of Deal Bank Buoy 1899
Therese. 21st January 1940 Lost on the East goodwin
The Old South Goodwin
coaster Perseus on fire back of the Goodwin Sands the summer of 1964 the crew abandoned the ship
Helena Majeska aground on the Goodwin Sands
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Thorsheimer aground on the Goodwins March 1962
Yousulf Bach on fire off Sandown Castle 1960's
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The "Wirren" cargo of timber in collision
back of the Goodwin Sands 1960's
South Goodwin Lightship
The Sweedish Timber Schooner "Elsy"
on the Goodwin Sands 1945
DECEMBER 24th 1946
On Christmas Eve 1946, after the conclusion of the war, the Northeastern Victory was carrying supplies to U.S. troops deployed in Europe, to be delivered to Antwerp, Rotterdam and Bremen. Its food cargo comprised ten thousand cases of grapefruit, five thousand tons of flour, and a thousand tons of rice and cotton. Entering the channel and steaming at full speed she struck the Goodwin Sands, she hit with such force that her wireless arial's were carried away and she was unable to signal for help. The crew were rescued by the lifeboat and the vessel began to break up eventually breaking in two, much of the cargo was salvaged
The wreck of the North Eastern Victory on the Goodwin Sands
The Flores ashore at Walmer january 12th 1911
The Flores anchored off Walmer january 12th 1911
The Flores ashore at Walmer later a total loss and was broken up January 12th 1911
The Flores ashore at Walmer january 12th 1911 Read the story on Dave Chamberlains
Historic Stories Page 3 Click the picture above to go there
Sad Fatality off the Isle of Wight
On Sunday Morning 30th October 1887 in the course of a heavy gale the Deal Lugger Pride of the Sea was wrecked on the Yellow Ledge near Luccombe, with the loss of all hands, The boats punt was washed ashore on the Shanklin beach, and the Lugger was seen aground in the distance.
A local boat was launched and on nearing the wreck of the Lugger, she was found on her beam ends with her masts broken off, and was slowly being driven over the rocks. She was boarded as soon as it was possible and clothing and belongings of the Luggers crew was found.
Around eleven o'clock the body of the part owner, John Moss, was washed ashore between Sandown and Shanklin; later the body of Charles Moss, another of the crew was found near the wreck of the Lugger.
Charles Moss was married with six children, the other boatman was single. William Moss the other part owner was married without a family. Charles Selth drowned and left a wife and daughter, Henry Kirkaldy drowned, he was unmarried but was the sole supporter of his mother, all the members of the luggers crew drowned in this disaster
The lugger consisted of six crew, but Adams had luckily been put aboard another vessel as pilot , and fatefully survived the day.
The crew that were lost are named as; John Moss aged 53; William Moss aged 48; Charles Moss aged 36; Charles Selth aged 51; Henry Kirkaldie aged 34; all were laid to rest in the churchyard at Shanklin.
1877 Built as barque 1893 renamed Ornen.
Freddie Uptons Rose Marie on Walmer Beach
Robert Morris 1913 blown ashore at Deal
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