Volume Eight - Pre-Victorian to the present day - more aspects - Storms and their effects . . .

One of the leading shipowners, who has been at Cardiff thirty years, says that he has never seen such a sight in his experience. The West Mud promises to afford a harbour of refuge for ships willing to work but without the opportunity. Whether tolls can be levied upon them I am unable to determine, but doubtless they were put there to save the expense of dock charges.

However, the 'Tunisie', which was salvaged from Lundy rocks at an enormous outlay, was found to be too badly injured to be worth repairing, so she was removed from dry dock and run ashore on the Penarth beach, preparatory to be broken up. Lord Windsor quickly had a word to say about the matter, for he owns the rights of the foreshore. Whether Lord Bute, Lord Windsor, or the Crown owns the West Mud I do not know, but somebody will probably claim a title, and ask for rent.' - South Wales Daily News [325] [361] 17th June 1892.

• June 1892 - Rewards for Bravery - 'The Board of Trade have awarded their silver medal for gallantry in saving life at sea to George Thomas, fisherman ; and the sum of £3 each to John M'Carthy, Samuel Hast, John Hall, lighthouse-keepers ; William Richards, mason ;Christopher Ward, James Slater, gardeners ; John Jewell, blacksmith ; Walter Ackland, shopkeeper ; Samuel Randle, James Dunn, and John Lee, labourers ; of Lundy Island, in recognition of their services in rescuing the shipwrecked crew of the French steamship 'Tunisie', which was wrecked on the east side of Lundy Island on February 19 last.' - The Cardigan Observer [390] [361] 25th June 1892.

I was unable to uncover more about the 'Tunisie' and would be interested in any information about her breaking up etc. I hope you enjoyed the story of her wreck and the accounts of the rescue of her crew.