WATERWITCH M159

Official No: 91382  Port Number and Year:   -  in Skibbereen, 1887? (S ? )                                                                           -  in Milford, 1900

Description: Wooden liner; steam screw, coal burning. Yawl rigged.

Crew:  7 men

Registered at Milford: 28 Nov 1900

Built: 1887?  Leith

Tonnage: 42 grt

Length / breadth / depth (feet): 56.6 / - / -

Engine:

Owners:   1887: Skibbereen owners?   28 Nov 1900: John George Cayley, Docks, Milford

Landed at Milford:  16 Nov 1900 - 16 Sep 1901

Skippers: John George Cayley; John Child

Notes: 21 Sep 1901: Foundered in Jack Sound.

Cert. Cancelled & Milford Registry Closed: 21 Jan 1910

 Accidents and Incidents

From the Haverfordwest and Milford Haven Telegraph of Wednesday 25th September 1901:

The steam liner "Waterwitch", belonging to Mr. George Cayley, of Milford Haven, sank in Jack Sound on Saturday afternoon.  It left Milford Docks on Wednesday, [but] on Thursday, owing to stress of weather, had put into the Haven near Goldtops, where it remained till Saturday.  On the afternoon of that day, while in the stretch of water known as Jack Sound, a collapse took place in the engine room, which caused the vessel to fill with water.  The crew of seven hands put off in the small boat and landed at Goldtops.  The vessel sank in twenty minutes.

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