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Acc.no: PEZPH : 1992.1585
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Item: Wreck of the 'Alacrity' at Portheras Cove, Pendeen Cornwall.
Description: This is one of a series of photographs of the 'Alacrity', in Portheras Cove on Friday 13 September 1963 (see also 1992.1587,92,93 and 94). Everard's coaster 'Alacrity' ran aground in fog. The wreck was a hazard to users of the cove. It was blown up by Marines in 1981 after a petition to Prince Charles started by two local boys but the metal fragments were an even worse hazard. There was an exhibition about the 'Alacrity' in Folklore & Fact at Pendeen in 2013. The 'Alacrity' was built by FT Everard ('Fred's') at Goole in 1940. When lost she was carrying anthracite from Swansea for Brussels.
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Category: Photography
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