Rescue from SS William Hope
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rescue-from-ss-william-hope-302-12869133
title:
Rescue from SS William Hope
text:
In the 1884 rescue from SS William Hope in Aberdour Bay off the north coast of Aberdeenshire in Scotland Jane Whyte rescued fifteen sailors from their ship in conditions described as "blowing a hurricane". On 28 October 1884 SS William Hope was sailing from Fraserburgh to Burghead carrying only ballast. Caught off Troup Head by a shift in the wind in severe conditions the captain headed into Aberdour Bay where its steam engine failed and anchor chain broke. When the ship was drifting towards roc
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1884 beaching of steamship
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rescue_from_SS_William_Hope
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2021-02-09T13:30:18Z
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