1868, BDB 86/1/7653 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
no.1868
SS Vedra Wreck
9 Dec 1914
View of most of the length of the wreck showing just above the sea. Light mooring line tied to the bow. Taken two days after the SS Vedra, carrying Benzine, ran aground near Halfway Buoy in a storm. With help of tug Furness, she got a tow on but she was holed and leaking benzine and then caught fire, killing all but one crew. Wreck grounded on Lightning Knoll shoal. Ship built in 1893 Laing James & Son, Sunderland. Owned by Jacobs John I & Co Ltd.
1868, BDB 86/1/7653 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
no.1868
SS Vedra Wreck
9 Dec 1914
View of most of the length of the wreck showing just above the sea. Light mooring line tied to the bow. Taken two days after the SS Vedra, carrying Benzine, ran aground near Halfway Buoy in a storm. With help of tug Furness, she got a tow on but she was holed and leaking benzine and then caught fire, killing all but one crew. Wreck grounded on Lightning Knoll shoal. Ship built in 1893 Laing James & Son, Sunderland. Owned by Jacobs John I & Co Ltd.
| Location: | Off South End, Walney | Cumbria Archives Reference: | BDB 86/1/7653 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sankey Number: | 1868 |
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| Sankey Number | Image Title | Location Image Taken | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1857 | The Benzine Ship 'Vedra' Disaster | 2 army and a civvie inspet chains and deck | |
| 1858 | The Benzine Ship 'Vedra' Disaster | Inspectors on fwd of boat and PS Walney to left | |
| 1859 | The Benzine Ship 'Vedra' Disaster | Twisted equipment on deck | |
| 1860 | The Benzine Ship 'Vedra' Disaster | Funnel and open door , near hatchway | |
| 1861 | The Benzine Ship 'Vedra' Disaster | Inspector near the bow/anchor winch | |
| 1862 | The Benzine Ship 'Vedra' Disaster | 2 inspectors surrounded by rippled and folded metal plating | |
| 1863 | The Benzine Ship 'Vedra' Disaster | Something draws the eye of the inspectors | |
| 1864 | The Benzine Ship 'Vedra' Disaster | Aft view of the ship | |
| 1865 | The Benzine Ship 'Vedra' Disaster | A melted plate over stern of ship | |
| 1866 | The Benzine Ship 'Vedra' Disaster | Full length stbd side | |
| 1867 | The Benzine Ship 'Vedra' Disaster | A view along the stbd side (part) | |
| 1868 | The Benzine Ship 'Vedra' Disaster | The tide in almost straight to the bow. |
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