My thanks to Chris Brady for this one – though it is old and I gather the Ena is again in need of work. Read about Ena here and here.
PS – Martin Phillips has sent news of Ena’s condition now – see it in the comments below.
Category: Barges and wherries
Barges and wherries and other working boats originally for carrying cargoes
Thalatta beats her way out of Harwich
Sailing barge lifeboat rescue photos
Photos of the rowed lifeboat rescue mission to the sailing barge Sepoy 80-odd years ago published by the EDP show the reality of what lifeboatmen had to cope with.
Notice the surf, and the terrified barge crew hanging on in the rigging.
I find these photos very sobering… and even more so is the thought that the Sepoy was only a few hundred yards from shore, unlike many such rescues. Those crews were very brave and very tough – and still are.