B/w print
Acc.no: PEZPH : 1990.1248
Identification
Item: The Alba bound from Barry Dock in Wales to Civitavecchia
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
Description
Height: Mm
Width: Mm
Material: Photograph
Production
Method: Printed
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