The Sea by Frederick Whymper, published in 1883, started its story about the Samaritano as follows: “One Sunday night in the month of February, a few years ago, the weather was what sailors call “dirty”, and accompanied by sudden gusts of wind and snow-squalls. Before light broke on Monday morning, the Margate lugger, Eclipse, put out to sea to cruise round the shoals and sands in the neighborhood of Margate, on the lookout for the victims of any disasters that might have occurred during the night, and the crew soon discovered that a vessel was ashore on the Margate sands.”
Ship Name: Samaritano
Ship Tonnage: 170
Ship Type: Wooden Brig
Nationality: Spain
Year Wrecked: 1860
Location Wrecked: Margate Sands
Reason for Wreck: Driven Ashore in Storm
Lives Lost: None
Sources:
https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3079398/3079402/69/samaritano
