Ten attempts in total were made to pull the men from the wreck of the Barque Mary Stoddart. Each time the boats were beaten back by the terrible storm that had caused the ship to ground to start with. Each time the men clinging to the rigging could see help get closer, and then turn from them again. On the shore the people could see the men in the rigging, so close yet still completely beyond help.
Ship Name: Mary Stoddart
Ship Type: Wooden Sailing Barque
Nationality: British
Location Wrecked: Dundalk Bay, Ireland
Year Wrecked: 1858
Reason for Wreck: Storm in Unfamiliar Waters
Sources:
https://www.independent.ie/regionals/argus/localnotes/talk-on-sinking-of-mary-stoddart-31510367.html
http://www.jbhall.clahs.ie/1858_the_sinking_of_the_mary_stoddart.htm
https://www.scarboroughsmaritimeheritage.org.uk/article.php?article=188
https://www.mc-research.com/county-louth/tragedies/1858.htm
https://www.jstor.org/stable/27729250?read-now=1&seq=9#metadata_info_tab_contents
https://www.jstor.org/stable/27730020?read-now=1&seq=15#metadata_info_tab_contents
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZ18580925.2.7
https://www.blackrockvillage.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/THE-MARY-STODDART.pdf
