Description & Context

The bow is mostly intact in outline but heavily collapsed and silted in:

• The stempost is still standing, forming the sharp leading edge of the bow.
• The bow planking and outer hull are present but eroded; edges are softened and broken, with timbers encrusted and covered in growth.
• Just aft of the stem there’s a cross-beam/breasthook or heavy deck beam spanning the bow – it’s broken and partly slumped.
• Along the nearer side you can see the frames/ribs projecting where the hull planking has rotted away.
• The deck at the bow has completely fallen in and is buried under a mound of silt and debris, so any fittings that were on the deck (windlass, bits, etc.) are no longer visible or are deeply buried.
• Off behind the bow there’s an upright post or mast/bitts remnant, with a diver and light above it giving a sense of scale.

Overall, the bow structure is still recognizable, but the upper works and deck have failed and the interior is largely filled in with sediment.

Current Status & Location

Wreck is shotline dive only, no anchor points or blocks.

Credits: Tom Rutledge, Photographer

Description & Context

Bow has collapse in 2023, likely due to winter storms and surges

Current Status & Location

In situ, points east. Bow is split and has collapsed outwards

Credits: Matthew Charlesworth