Landscape & Wildlife Photography
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Hello Flickr friends. This is a recent shot of a wreck i'd had on my bucket list and the tides were favourable so i headed out super early to check it out. Google maps were useful though what seemed in planning very straightforward turned in to a bit of an adventure! The obvious path from the cliff down to the beach was difficult to navigate by torch and came to an abrupt end with sinking sand from a fresh landslip stopped me in my tracks when half of my leg became submerged i thought it wise to try another way down! I had noticed the security guards van and light in the building of a nearby holiday park on the way here, so i trekked back up the cliff for advice as there was no one else about and the site was closed. The knowledgeable security man described a land rover route i could use which in the Summer months took the families safely down to the bay.
I made it only just in time to see the pre dawn glow over the cliffs and early mist, which i took a quick shot of while making my way towards the old ship wreck...
Laura was a collier carrying coke from Newcastle to Trieste. She came aground in thick fog on the 21st November 1897. All that remains above the sand is the eyelet through which her propellor turned, a stern post, plus parts from her boiler. The captain remained on board while the 24 crew were rescued so he could attempt to re float the vessel on the next high tide but this proved unsuccessful. Tugs then tried to pull her off the sands but the ropes broke, the Laura shifted position, also breaking her back by the force of the tide. Some of her metal was subsequently salvaged according to www.filey.co.uk website, where i took these notes from.
Thankyou for viewing, with best wishes to all as i slowly catch up with everyone, in the meantime wish you all a fantastic Christmas.
W R E C K O F T H E L A U R A
Hello Flickr friends. This is a recent shot of a wreck i'd had on my bucket list and the tides were favourable so i headed out super early to check it out. Google maps were useful though what seemed in planning very straightforward turned in to a bit of an adventure! The obvious path from the cliff down to the beach was difficult to navigate by torch and came to an abrupt end with sinking sand from a fresh landslip stopped me in my tracks when half of my leg became submerged i thought it wise to try another way down! I had noticed the security guards van and light in the building of a nearby holiday park on the way here, so i trekked back up the cliff for advice as there was no one else about and the site was closed. The knowledgeable security man described a land rover route i could use which in the Summer months took the families safely down to the bay.
I made it only just in time to see the pre dawn glow over the cliffs and early mist, which i took a quick shot of while making my way towards the old ship wreck...
Laura was a collier carrying coke from Newcastle to Trieste. She came aground in thick fog on the 21st November 1897. All that remains above the sand is the eyelet through which her propellor turned, a stern post, plus parts from her boiler. The captain remained on board while the 24 crew were rescued so he could attempt to re float the vessel on the next high tide but this proved unsuccessful. Tugs then tried to pull her off the sands but the ropes broke, the Laura shifted position, also breaking her back by the force of the tide. Some of her metal was subsequently salvaged according to www.filey.co.uk website, where i took these notes from.
Thankyou for viewing, with best wishes to all as i slowly catch up with everyone, in the meantime wish you all a fantastic Christmas.