Shipwreck of the Helvetia @ Rhossili 21st Aug 2013 (5) : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Shipwreck of the Helvetia @ Rhossili 21st Aug 2013 (5) / Gareth Lovering Photography
| ライセンス | クリエイティブ・コモンズ 表示-改変禁止 2.1 |
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| 説明 | The remains of the Norwegian barque Helvetia are one of the most photographed locations on Gower and as a result the most famous shipwreck in the area. It was my curiosity and fascination with these enigmatic remains that originally drew my attention to the other wrecks in the area and led to the creation of this website. As befits such an icon of Gower, the Helvetia has a suitably fascinating story to tell. On the evening of the 31st October 1887 the Helvetia arrived off the coast at Mumbles on its journey from Campbelton (New Brunswick) to Swansea, and moored up to await a pilot. However, due to the adverse weather conditions of that evening the Bristol Channel proved too rough to navigate to Swansea harbour and the Helvetia was forced to stand down for the evening. By eight o'clock the following morning the wind had strengthened considerably and was reaching gale force levels. The Helvetia now found herself perilously close to the infamous Helwick sand bank off Mumbles. As the wind grew stronger still she was driven across the bank, losing a substantial part of her deck load in the process. Fortunately the crew were able to keep the ship from further damage and rode the waves around Worms Head and into the relative shelter of Rhossili Bay. Here they were were able to drop anchor and wait for the weather to improve. On a better day that would have been the end of the story. The ships captain even went ashore along with the local coastguard believing that all was well. Unfortunately mother nature is rarely predictable. A few hours later the wind suddenly changed direction and strengthened, ripping the anchor free of the sands and driving the Helvetia perilously close to the expansive sands of Rhossili beach. With a heavy heart the order was given to abandon ship with all of the crew making it safely ashore. The next day the sands of Rhossili were strewn with the remains of the 500 tonnes of timber cargo that had formerly resided aboard the Helvetia. |
| 撮影日 | 2013-08-21 09:21:45 |
| 撮影者 | Gareth Lovering Photography , Swansea, Wales UK |
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| カメラ | E-M5 |
| 露出 | 0.003 sec (1/320) |
| 開放F値 | f/8.0 |
| 焦点距離 | 16 mm |