My grandsons were both very excited after "finding a wreck" on the beach during their summer holiday. It was this wreck, I can now tell them about it. Thank you!
I know the vessel well. With the sides of the hull cut away her keel has sagged . The curved section standing aft of midships is part of the mounting for the boiler. Go down the coast a little more to Brancaster Staithe and look at the Vina, sitting in the harbour mouth. The engines, half the boiler, even the anchor windlass is till on the bow. It is a VERY dangerous place to visit but if you get cut off go onto the island and wait for the tide to go out again, 10 or 12 Hours later . DO NOT try to wade the channel !
It looks like the hull was cut down for scrapping? Sides removed by oxy-acetylene torch and the bottom of the hull left in situ. At least the fish hold still contains fish; much like the swimming pool on the Titanic is still full of water! Nice film, thanks for posting.
My grandsons were both very excited after "finding a wreck" on the beach during their summer holiday. It was this wreck, I can now tell them about it. Thank you!
Thank you, so glad the film has been of interest to your Grandsons. Thank you for watching.
Even in death there is beauty. Superbly emotive and melancholy. Well done Bob
@@anthonymoore6009 Thanks, it's a evocative site. Glad it came across.
I know the vessel well. With the sides of the hull cut away her keel has sagged . The curved section standing aft of midships is part of the mounting for the boiler. Go down the coast a little more to Brancaster Staithe and look at the Vina, sitting in the harbour mouth. The engines, half the boiler, even the anchor windlass is till on the bow. It is a VERY dangerous place to visit but if you get cut off go onto the island and wait for the tide to go out again, 10 or 12 Hours later . DO NOT try to wade the channel !
Thanks Noel, I was looking at the Map and the tides of where the Vina lay and decided it looked a bit too iffy
Great video Bob, very well researched, very enjoyable to watch. Thank you
@@davidberlanny3308 Cheers David, Thanks for watching and commenting
Good one. An interesting piece of history many would completely overlook. Well done for some great research once again
@@openmicfraternity1946 Thank you, I particularly enjoyed visiting this one.
What a splendid film about an obscure ship. Once again, many thanks 😊
@@FlyingForFunTrecanair Thank you, appreciated.
See this many years ago and did wonder what the history of it was.Many thanks for the video.
@@anthonysmith-n6v Thank you for watching
Her first journey down to the sea by the winding River Hull from Beverley must have been challenging.
8:08 you can see the lower support for the boiler which is on the red section of concrete.
@@shopdog831 Thanks, I had an idea it might be that. Thanks for confirming 👍
Concrete in close association with the steel prevents or reduces the rate of rusting, so steel was often coated with it in the interior of ships.
@@pcka12 I didn't realise that. Thanks for the info.
It looks like the hull was cut down for scrapping? Sides removed by oxy-acetylene torch and the bottom of the hull left in situ. At least the fish hold still contains fish; much like the swimming pool on the Titanic is still full of water! Nice film, thanks for posting.
@@loomisgruntfuttock Hi, thanks for commenting. You are indeed correct it was cut down soon after abandonment.
Not much Left compared to the early photos of the beaching 👍👍🇦🇺
@@davidbarnsley8486 yes, alas the scrap salvagers got to work soon after she beached.
Rather sad isn't it a once useful ship left to rot like an whale carcass!
@@lazyhazeldaisy9596 yes it is but as I always say, without abandonment i wouldn't have any material to make my films. Thanks for watching.
@@PASTFINDERexploring This is true!
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