helenblakelifeboat
helenblakelifeboat
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| Member | Apr 8, 2016 (10 years) |
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On Friday 20 February 1914, a Norwegian schooner, The Mexico, with a crew of ten went aground off the Keeragh Islands off the Wexford Coast, 6k to the east of Fethard. Within a short time, the Fethard Lifeboat, The Helen Blake, was at the scene – but it was lashed by a mighty wave and smashed to pieces. Inn the course of the rescue, nine of the fourteen crew members perished while their five remaining companions and the crew of The Mexico clung to nearby rocks. And this was the beginning of a three day ordeal for the survivors and the local communities who attempted to rescue them.
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