The Amsterdam, Hastings
A stormy gale caused this Dutch East Indiamanship to run aground at Bulverhythe in 1749. Some of the crew were already suffering from yellow fever and by the time it washed up on the shore many of them had died. The rest mutinied and and got drunk on wine they looted from the cargo. Local smugglers took bullion, and the ship quickly sank into the sand. It can still be seen on the beach.
The City of Bristol, Gower
In 1840 the City of Bristol paddle steamer was wrecked at Llangennith Sands on her homewardbound trip to Ireland. It's visible at summer low tide.
• Ask for directions at Rhossili Visitor Centre; Rhossili, 01792 390 707
Helvetia wreck, Gower
Nearby at Rhossili Bay lies the Helvetia, shipwrecked in 1887 when heavy winds drove it into the sand. The steamboat that later came to rescue its timber cargo lost its anchor there, and the boat that came to rescue the steamboat's anchor was wrecked too. Helvetica's oak ribs protrude there still.
