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from time to time concerning the erection of a light to warn mariners against this dangerous reef, but it has never been attended to, and to that account may be attributed the destruction of hundreds of lives and a mass of property ... Scarcely a month passes by in the winter season without some vessel striking on these rocks, and hundreds of poor fellows have perished there in dark dreary nights without one being left to tell the tale."
300:. She was carrying a cargo of heavy merchandise and could also accommodate passengers at low rates, though due to the late time of year few people would have taken such a roundabout route. She had been due to leave Liverpool on Sunday 26 November but due to bad weather had to delay her journey for two days. She left Liverpool on the evening of Tuesday 28 November and was last seen about 40 miles (64 km) from the
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may have managed to back away from the rocks but foundered in 12 to 14 fathoms of water. Those aboard were either unable to escape due to the ship's rapid disintegration or were overwhelmed by the waves when they tried to launch the lifeboats. The ship was thought to have struck the rocks around 2 or
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There were about 24 crew aboard, consisting of the captain, two mates, a steward and stewardess, carpenter, boatswain, 18 engineers, stokers and sailors. The number of passengers was unclear. Several missed the ship's departure due to its late exit from
Liverpool. One man had a fortunate escape when
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the day after the news of the sinking broke to note: "ad there been a light on
Godrevy Island, which the inhabitants of this town have often applied for, it would not doubt have been the means of warning the ill-fated ship of the dangerous rocks she was approaching. Many applications have been made
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so that he could be reunited with his luggage, which was still aboard, but found on arriving that he had lost his luggage but saved his life. Another man arrived at the ship just as the bridge to the deck was being removed and offered a shilling to a porter to replace it, but was refused; he thus
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The cause of the disaster was not definitively established. It is likely that the captain, W.F. Moppett of Dublin, drifted off course by about 18 to 20 miles in the bad weather, resulting in the ship hitting The Stones. The
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was an iron-hulled cargo steamship. She is best remembered for her sinking in bad weather on 30 November 1854 with the loss of all hands, most likely after colliding with The Stones, a notoriously dangerous reef off
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The sinking prompted complaints that nothing had been done to address the long-standing risks that The Stones posed to shipping. Richard Short, a St Ives master mariner, wrote to the
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was estimated at around £40,000 to £50,000 (around £3.2 million to £4 million in 2013 prices) and was almost fully insured, but much of the cargo – mainly goods from
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and inaugurated the line's
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to build a lighthouse on the island. The petitioners were informed in
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Penzance spotted oil floating on the water. Later on 1 December it became apparent that an accident had overtaken the
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he spent too long drinking ashore with a friend and missed the ship's departure. He hurried on to
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Cornwall (AC)".
499:. Vol. 1, section 2. Lloyd's Register of Shipping.
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145:and sank with all hands, 30 November 1854
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524:. London. 10 December 1854. p. 6.
263:British and Irish Steam Packet Company
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109:Liverpool (1850–53), Dublin (1853–54)
1098:Merchant ships of the United Kingdom
479:. Truro. 8 December 1854. p. 5.
451:. Caledonian Maritime Research Trust
331:Cause and casualties of the disaster
72:William J Lamport and George Holt Jr
1103:Maritime incidents in November 1854
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556:. David and Charles. p. 150.
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376:Shipping and Mercantile Gazette
219:24 crew and about 16 passengers
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520:"Shipwreck and Loss of Life".
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539:. 31 October 1856. p. 5.
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475:"Loss of the Steamer Nile".
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117:Alexander Denny, Dumbarton
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277:was travelling from
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241:Construction and use
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89:Moss Line (1850–53)
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914:Duguesclin
883:Gothenburg
732:Assistance
632:Jacob Bell
611:Shipwrecks
394:References
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298:en route
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130:Launched
84:Operator
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894:Victory
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825:New Era
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663:Gazelle
660:8 Apr:
653:Phoenix
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622:Tayleur
351:Bristol
155:Tonnage
114:Builder
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21:SS Nile
904:Arctic
842:Prince
798:Albany
782:Arctic
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176:Length
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