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Fearful Night in the Bristol Channel - Penarth-bound Ship Wrecked - 'The Liverpool steamer Daisy, bound from Dieppe to Penarth, in ballast, was wrecked on the Cornish coast, about seven miles from Plymouth, during a fierce gale this morning. The Daisy had been sheltering at Plymouth for several days, but put to sea yesterday afternoon, the weather having moderated. A few hours later the storm was renewed, and about three o'clock the vessel was driven ashore. The crew were all saved, by the rocket apparatus, and have proceeded to Plymouth.' - Evening Express [135] [361] 27th February 1903.
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Wreck of the "Daisy" - 'The "Daisy" was wrecked on the Sharrow Rock, Whitsand Bay, near Plymouth. The crew who experienced terrible privations and were rescued by the life-saving rocket apparatus, included Lewis Humphreys and Hugh Morris, both of Borthygest, Portmadoc.' - The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard [851] [361] 6th March 1903.
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Casualties on Sea - Penarth-bound Steamer Wrecked - 'During the heavy gale the Liverpool steamer Daisy, belonging to Messrs. Hughes and Co., of Liverpool, was totally wrecked at Whitsand Bay, on the coast of Cornwall, near Plymouth. The vessel was bound from Dieppe to Penarth in ballast. Splendid service was rendered by the Portwrinkle coastguards, who, with the rocket apparatus, assisted all the crew to get safely ashore, with one exception. The chief engineer, Mr. William Williams, was badly injured about the legs through being dashed against a rock. Shortly after the crew had been landed the vessel broke in three parts, and is now a total wreck. The crew lost all their belongings. Their names are:— Richard Rice Lewis (captain), William Roberts (mate), Wm. Williams (chief engineer), John Morris (assistant-engineer), Lewis T. Humphries (boatswain), Thomas Page, Hugh Williams, W. E. Thomas, William Williams, and Hugh Morris (A.B.'s), Griffith Griffiths, Griffith Davies, and Thomas Gilfoule (firemen). All the crew are natives of Carmarthenshire.' - Weekly Mail [067] [361] 7th March 1903.
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The iron hulled, single screw steamer 'Emerald' was launched at the Pallion yard of Short Brothers Limited of Sunderland during April 1872 for local owners. Upon a change of ownership, to R. Hughes & Company of Liverpool, she was renamed 'Daisy'. She was of 965 gross and 606 net tons register being 217.8 ft. long x 29.5 ft. breath x 16.5 ft. draft. Many thanks to Wear Built Ships for the information and the image. [845]
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