B/w print
Acc.no: PEZPH : 1990.1249
Identification
Item: Wreck of the St Ives lifeboat Caroline Parsons
Description: The picture shows the Panamanian steamer 'Alba' wrecked at Porthmeor Beach, St Ives on 31 January 1938. The motor lifeboat Caroline Parsons was wrecked after taking off the 23 Hungarian and Yugoslavian crew. When the lifeboat capsized, all were thrown into the water and all except five of the crew of the Alba were rescued by locals who waded into the sea. The wreck was broken up for salvage, the coal was redistributed around St Ives and the boilers remain on Porthmeor Beach in 2011. The ship was bound from Barry Docks to Civitavecchia with coal. Had they stayed abord, the crew could have walked ashore at low tide.
Condition: Good. Mounted on to card
Description
Height: 160 mm
Width: 200 mm
Material: Photographic paper
Production
Method: Printed
Date: 1.2.1938
Person: Unknown
Category: Photography
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