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Next morning at about 6 o’clock my mother wakened us to say there had been a shipwreck and bodies were being washed ashore. My father had gone with others to look for survivors … I don’t think any survivors came in at Port Ellen, but bodies did.
Based on the harrowing personal recollection of survivors and rescuers, newspaper reports, and original research, Les Wilson tells the story of these terrible events, painting a vivid picture which also pays tribute to the astonishing bravery of the islanders, who risked their lives pulling men from the sea, caring for survivors, and burying the dead.
