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Diligent

Came to grief: 19th April 1910 at/near Atherfield Ledge

Cargo: mineral ore

Lifeboats present: Gem The steamship, Diligent, of the Westall Line ran aground on Atherfield Ledge in dense fog, strong wind and rough sea. She was 1429 tons register, bound from Huelva, Spain, to Antwerp. The lifeboat was launched but the Captain declined assistance, asking for tugs. A Belgian salvage vessel was soon on the scene and at high tide the Diligent was towed off, apparently undamaged. Fatalities: 0 Bibliography:     Back of the Wight - Fred Mew     Shipwrecks of the Wight - J.C.Medland     Shipwrecks of The Isle of Wight - Ken Phillips     The Lifeboats of Brighstone Bay - Christopher J. Willis and Edward H. Roberts