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Morwenstow, Cornwall's most northerly parish. Remote and windswept with a rugged coastline that was (and is) notoriously treacherous for shipping. On September 7th, 1842 a Scottish built brig called the Caledonia was en-route to Gloucester (England) from the Russian port of Odessa. Carrying a cargo of wheat and 9 crew, the 200t brig was caught in a storm off Sharpnose Point, Morewenstow. The captain, Stephenson Peter, who had already launched the ships skiff, instructed the crew to shorten sail (to avoid coming ashore), however it was too late and the ship hit the rocks. Peter ordered his crew to the rigging...

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