Old Photographs Vatersay Scotland

Old photograph of Vatersay, Island of Barra, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. One of the saddest events to befall the island happened when the Annie Jane, a three masted immigrant ship out of Liverpool bound for Montreal, Canada, struck rocks off West Beach during a storm in September 1853. Within ten minutes the ship began to founder and break up casting 450 people into the raging sea. In spite of the conditions, islanders tried to rescue the passengers and crew. There were only a few survivors. rescued.

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