Holy Island Shipwrecks
"well - a few of local shipwrecks"
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THE SEA BELLE
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| Foundered: | 1883 |
| Tonnage: | 100 tonnes (approx) |
Cargo: | Pit Props |
| From: | Nairn |
Bound: | Sunderland |
| Number of Hands: | 2 |
Number Saved: | 2 |
| Comment: | The Sea Belle ran aground on the Goswick sands in a storm. Though she was wrecked totally some of her ribs and keel are still to be seen at low tide firmly bedded in the sand. |
Information supplied by the late Mr.E.Douglas
Islander and local naval historian.
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