Times: Friday, October 29, 1886, Issue 31903 – “The Sumatra, steamer, from Java for Amsterdam, with a general cargo and passengers, went ashore during thick fog at 10 p.m. on Wednesday on Chesil Beach near Fleet Coastguard Station, Weymouth. The tugs Queen and Commodore, of Weymouth, successfully got her afloat yesterday morning, and are accompanying … Read Article
Cutter – (LARN) – See also ISOLA. Note: This was the second time within two months that a small craft, Captained by J. Young and owned by W. Miller had foundered at Castletown, Portland. Ref. BOT: Wk. Rtn. 1896 Appx C table 1 p113.
Smack – (LARN) – Captain Windar. Portland Breakwater. From inside Portland Harbour she dragged both anchors and hit the breakwater. The ROYAL ALFRED tug tried a rescue but failed, however a local lerret with eight men aboard put out to her rescue. The smack damaged the lerret and was eventually towed to safety by the … Read Article
Swedish Steamship [14M] – Detail in Dive Dorset: 134 p108: GPS; 50 30.97N, 02 25.60W. – Quarter of a mile SE Cave Hole, Portland. Bell recovered with the name SUDIAN Refs. LARN; & MOD(N) Hyd. Wk. No. 013403333. Lots of confusion about this wreck but sure it is the SS Thira 253 tons which foundered … Read Article
Liverpool Steam Vessel. She was dragged from her mooring in Portland Harbour by gale force winds. The northern breakwater was still under construction and she slid over it into deeper water. She ended up on Preston Beach and later, after six weeks, re-floated. (Picture in LePard: p23 & Attwooll: p54) NIL See Times & damage … Read Article
Norwegian Sailing Vessel, General Cargo. (LARN) First service of RNLI, MARY HEAPE (Coxswain was William Strickland, Kimmeridge) – Rocket Apparatus used to throw a line. Crew of fifteen saved. Kimmeridge Ledges. Legg: p39 & Farr: p85.
Times Also Morning Post, Issue 20592 (Captain referred to as James Seller.) Times: Wednesday, December 7, 1836, Issue 16280 – At least two possible wrecks at Chesil Cove. William of Exeter, Thomas Westcott. The other Star of Peterhead, James Sellers. Ship Incidents
Ketch – Captain J. Solley. (LARN) – Lost on Portland Breakwater. Ref. given BOT: Wk. Rtn. 1897 Appx. C Table 1 p153. Echo 3/03/1897
Sailing Vessel. Captain De Groote. Cargo, Citrus Fruit. – Off St Alban’s Head. St James’s Chronicle & London Evening Post, 17 to 20/04/1813.
Times: Saturday, August 27, 1881, Issue 30284 – “The St. Devernick of Guernsey, laden with coal for the Government is reported by telegraph from Portland to have struck in rounding the Breakwater on Thursday night, and was compelled to take assistance of a tug to keep her afloat.” Ship Incident