Saltwick Nab - Scene of a 1914 maritime tragedy

A most beautiful image!

Thanks very much Annemarie, glad you like it.

All the best, Doug

A very beautiful coastline-view !

Much appreciate your kind comment Ulrich, thank you.

All the best, Doug

Une belle image ! c'est un bel hommage pour les disparus et pour les personnes qui ont sauvés des vies !

Many thanks for your kind words Josiane.

All the best, Doug

That is so sad Doug. Thank you for the excellent information. I will now follow the link.
Your main picture is beautiful and thank you for sharing the postcard.

Best wishes & good new week,
Rosa.

Your visit and kind comment are much appreciated Rosa.

All the best, Doug

sad story, but beautiful picture.

Thanks very much for your kind words Markus.

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VOICES FROM THE PAST

Thanks so much for your visit Pam, much appreciated.

All the best, Doug

Wonderful coastal scene !!

Thanks very much Jaap, glad you like it.

All the best, Doug

A great photo of this landscape but a terrible tragedy that took place there...

Thanks very much for your kind comment Udo. Probably one of the worst shipwreaks on this coast in modern times.

All the best, Doug

Thank you for the sad but interesting information and for the superb images Doug
Have a good weeek.

Thanks very much for your kind comment Roger.

Have a good week also, Doug

My usual view of the Nab is from sea level, so I like this image.

And sometimes that view is from the deck of "William Riley of Birmingham & Leamington" - the pulling Lifeboat (from Upgang) that was lowered down the cliff by the Abbey. Her crews made repeated attempts to get close enough, the gale and tide made that impossible, despite the heroic efforts.

I think the caption on the image of the wrecked Rohilla is not quite correct. To me, it looks more like the men are preparing to relaunch a lifeboat, as they are handling a rope rather than a rocket line. The lifeboat was probably the "William Riley" ...

Thanks very much for your visit and for the additional and interesting information.

All the best, Doug

A beautiful coastline and superb shot Doug.

What a sad story. A terrible loss of life and for the 146 saved the memories must have stayed with them. It must have been a remarkable effort that saved them.

Best wishes Doug

If I may supply some more information ?

The nurses* were taken off by one of Whitby's pulling lifeboats. [*One of whom had been on the RMS Titanic].

A number of the men jumped overboard, to try swimming ashore and survived (a lot didn't, either drowning or from hypothermia).

The majority were saved by Tynemouth's Motor Lifeboat (40 hp petrol engine, crewed by militia) that came down overnight after being summoned by telegram.
Last man off was the Captain, with the ship's cat under his coat.

Thanks so much for your visit and very kind comment Carol. What impresses me most of all is that it was a community effort not just the members of the RNLI.

A sad story! But of course a very beautiful image!

Best wishes
Füsun

Thanks so much for your kind comment Füsun.

All the best, Doug

An excellent coast image Doug .
What a tragedy... one of the many of the First World War...we will never learn, I'm afraid.

Have a nice new week ahead

Many thanks for your kind words Adele. We have had thousands of year to learn, but never have!

Enjoy your day

Der Krieg und seine Folgen, Doug.
Wichtig ist Deine Erinnerung.
Haben wir nicht ein großes Glück das wir schon so lange in Frieden Leben.

Freundliche Grüße und eine gute Woche
Erich

Thanks so much for your kind comment Erich, glad you like it. Most of Europe has has relative peace since 1945, but others on this planet, not so much.....

Enjoy your week, Doug

.....das schaut ganz toll aus lieber Doug mit diesen schönen Blick runter,ganz toll ist deine Aufnahme geworden:))

.......wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,ganz liebe Grüße Güni:))

Thanks very much Güni, I appreciate your visit and kind comment.

Greetings from the UK, Doug

A magnificent site and a sad story

Thanks so much for your kind comment Nouchet.

All the best, Doug

A beautiful coast. Well captured!

Glad you like it Rainer, thank you.

All the best, Doug

This really is stunning scenery, Doug. It never ceases to amaze me how varied and beautiful the British coast is.

Thanks for your visit Amelia. That is one of the beauties of these islands, you don't have to go far for the scenery to change from one beautiful sight to another.

Enjoy your day

Wunderschön !!!