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Porthleven (/ ˌ p ɔː θ ˈ l ɛ v ən /) is a town, civil parish and fishing port near Helston, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The most southerly port in Great Britain, it was a harbour of refuge when this part of the Cornish coastline was infamous for wrecks in the days of sail. [ 1 ]
17 January – the Porthleven dandy Enterprise ( United Kingdom) went ashore on Clodgy Point, St Ives. The crew were taken off by the steamer Gwent before the dandy went ashore. [2] 17 January – the schooner Rosa Joseph ( France) went ashore at St Ives while taking coal from Briton Ferry to Cherbourg. [2]
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She was towed into the harbour and repaired. [4] According to Carter (1998) she was wrecked in January. [7] 19 November – the steamer Groningen ( Netherlands) with a cargo of coal grounded while entering the outer harbour at Porthleven despite the harbour being closed because of the heavy seas. Refloated on the incoming tide and headed for ...
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The three man crew escaped in the ship's boat which capsized at the entrance to St Ives harbour and they drowned. [41] 3 December – the Louise ( Norway) with a cargo of timber sank on the approach to Porthleven harbour. [12] 8 December – the Brixham schooner Torbay Lass ( United Kingdom) sank within a few hundred metres of Penzance harbour.
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Porthleven: Porthleven, Cornwall: 1863–1929 Building later used as a shipwreck museum. Now an art studio. Marazion: St Michael's Mount, Cornwall: 1990–2001 ILB Station. [15] Penzance: Penzance, Cornwall: 1803–1917 Station closed between 1812–1826 and again 1828-1851. A boathouse built in 1884 still stands. [15] St Agnes, IOS: St Agnes ...