The Weymouth lifeboat fought her way round to Portland Harbour, where the French ketch Leonie Simbo, after dragging her anchors, went on the reef at Sandsfoot Castle. The two men on board were taken off by the lifeboat and brought into Weymouth.” Extreme Gale & Ship Incident
French Liner burning off Portland Times: Friday, January 6, 1933, Issue 46335 – Le Atlantique, French Liner, seen burning from Weymouth & Portland. Interesting Article. Ship Incident & Misc News MI.
Towed into Weymouth. Photograph Only. In collision with BRITISH LADY, see LePard: p 18-19.
HMS LANDRAIL Motor Torpedo Boat [31M] – (Dive Dorset: 71 p64) & (Diver Guide; Weymouth & Portland: Ed 5 p32 No. 39 – 50 33.74N; 02 37.51W). (Clarke: 50 33.75N, 02 37.54W) Note: HMS LANDRAIL was in collision with SIREN on 11/07/1896. Weymouth Library Pamphlet L910.4, LA5) Sunk in 1906 as a Target. Detail also … Read Article
Sailing Barge – Cargo CEMENT (Bagged). Weymouth Library Photo. L919.4 LA6. 100 yards W of Bridport Pier Head. Ran ashore near the Harbour piers at West Bay. She was re-floated and repaired. Ref. Southern Times: 04/12/1909 & LePard: p 139.
Times: Thursday, February 27, 1902, Issue 36702 – “Portland, Dorset, Feb. 26: Italian steamer Lamza L? Odeasa for Sveniburg?, arrived here, reports having struck Bill of Portland in a dense fog yesterday afternoon and is leaking.” Ship Incident
(The binnacle from the two-masted Brigantine “Lady of Avenel” 19th century he binnacle housed the ship’s compass. The base, in the shape of three dolphins, is believed to have come from a 17th century Dutch East Indiaman trading ship) Brigantine – Poole Harbour. Note: Famous Poole Ship. Detail also in LARN & LSWC: p9-10. … Read Article
From the Times January 1924 HMS L24. British Submarine [55M] – Captain Lieut. Cdr Paul L. Eddis. (Comprehensive detail in Dive Dorset: 70 p63 – 50 22.50N; 02 37.79W) & (More detail in LARN) – Sank following a collision with HMS RESOLUTION. 11 miles SW of Portland Bill. (Clear detail and photographs in Le Pard … Read Article
Caught Fire in Portland Harbour. Vessel repaired. (LePard: p74). NIL.
Lost with her crew of seven off Chesil Beach, Fleet (Fleming: p46). NIL.