Ship wreck of Cintra- St Ives Bay, Cornwall UK
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N 50° 12.451 W 005° 28.079
30U E 323899 N 5564619
The Cintra a steam driven passenger cargo vessel runs aground during a storm.
Waymark Code: WM10XFW
Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/06/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member TheBeanTeam
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The 17th November 1893 came to be known as the night of the "Cintra Gale", for, as well as the Rosedale being wrecked that night, four other ships were to come to grief on the beaches near St. Ives or close offshore. The first of these was the 418 ton iron collier Cintra which broke up whilst at anchor off Carbis Bay with seven of her crew of twelve lost.
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The "Cintra Anchor"
The anchor was recovered from the seabed 11th May 1959, Came from the Cintra, one of four ships wrecked in the St Ives Bay in the great gale of 18th November 1892. Due to the severity of the gale the lifeboat could not be launched. Crews of two vessels were rescued by breeches buoy from Carbis bay beach. Seven of Cintras crew of twelve drowned the other five were rescued by breeches buoy from Carbis Bay beach and Carrack Gladden cliff.
Ref:-https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?138916

There is a recovered anchor with a plaque displayed on the pier of St Ives Cornwall
N 50 12.8988
W 05 28.581
This plaque was installed by local residents and friends of St Ives with the support of the towns council - 2003

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Further note:-
At the same time that this wreck was occuring another collier the 345 ton Vulture was breaking up only 100 yards away, her twelve man crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. This was proving a very busy night for the coastguard as nearby the 287 ton steamer Bessie was being smashed to pieces in the surf only a "stones throw" away.
Ref:-https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?138916

But the worst disaster of the "Cintra Gale" happened at 9pm, 10 miles north of Godrevy. The 1,593 ton Hampshire was being driven down from Lundy by the storm, when a spare crankshaft broke loose in the engine room, punching a hole in the hull, below the waterline. The doomed Hampshire was abandoned, only one man was to survive from her 22 man crew. ref. used: Read more at wrecksite: (visit link)
Date of Shipwreck: 18th November 1892

Type of Boat: Steamboat

Military or Civilian: Civilian

Cause of Shipwreck: The ship broke up whilst at anchor, within St Ives Bay, during a sever storm.

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There is a public display, an anchor and plaque on the pier at St Ives


Diving Permitted: yes

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