Maritime record MDO20334 - Unidentified Cornish Vessel

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A Cornish vessel was wrecked and its cargo of Brandy was seized by customs men, but was in turn seized by Portlanders who threw them into the sea, launched their boats and attached weights to the casks so that they sank and could be recovered later.


<1> Trim, P, 1985 about, Shipwrecks, Abbotsbury to Portland. (Monograph). SWX8061.

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  • <1> Monograph: Trim, P. 1985 about. Shipwrecks, Abbotsbury to Portland. .

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Grid reference SY 70279 71237 (point)
Map sheet SY77SW

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  • None recorded

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  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 1798

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Sep 28 2010 9:28AM

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