Beached Collection (#6)

East Africa - Mouth of Zambesi - Wide stretch of river, boats beached on sand. Part of Box 249 Boswell Collection - East Coast of Africa

Olderfleet Hotel and Harbour, Larne - a view over beached rowing boats and people to the hotel and buildings behind. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Larne). Date: circa early 1900s

Murlough Bay and Fair Head, Co Antrim - a beach view with building on the left and beached rowing boat and Fair Head in the distance. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Murlough Bay)

Lurigethan from the Beach, Cushendall
Lurig and Cushendall Bay, Co. Antrim - a panoramic view of the bay and the mountain behind, the negative is unsharp. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim; Cushendall). Date: circa early 1900s

Lurigethan and Cushendall Bay from Layd - a view of the mountain with rowing boats in the foreground and some beached. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Cushendun). Date: circa early 1900s

Wreck of French Fishing Boat Varenne, Lands End, Cornwall
Wreck of the French Fishing Boat Varenne of Cherbourg, at Dollar Cove, Lands End, Cornwall Date: 1968

Wreck of the Broadmayne, ashore at Mill Bay Cove, Devon
Wreck of the Broadmayne, ashore at Mill Bay Cove, Kingswear, South Devon. Date: 1922

Wreck of the Brigontine Crossowen at Thurleston, Devon Date: 1908

Short S20 and S21 Mayo Composite (aft) beached

Sablatnig SF4 aft, beached

Port Victoria PV9, (side view), beached

Norman Thompson NT 2B two-seat flying boat trainer. Deliveries commenced in December 1917, for use on the south and east coast of Britain. Seen here on a beach is serial no

Gotha WD-7 (forward view), beached on snow

Boeing 314A (forward view), beached Pan Am

Admiralty AD Navyplane, beached, (side view)

Aboriginal boat beached - two aboriginal men paddling a simi
An aboriginal boat is beached in the foreground with two aboriginal men paddling a similar boat in the background. Date: 1803

Japanese two-man submarine by G. H. Davis
The Japanese two-man submarine: a surprise weapon in sea warfare during the Second World War. An illustration of the tiny craft which raided Pearl Harbour

Three women with beached submarine
Three women at Birling Gap, Sussex, in front of a beached submarine. Date: 1926

Rafts and the Nenana River, Denali, Alaska; USA
Rafts and the Nenana River, Denali, Alaska, USA

Many kayaks on the beach of Papeete, Tahiti, Society Islands, French Polynesia, Pacific

Fishing boats pulled up onto Paliton beach, Siquijor, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

A small dinghy sits on the white sand of Whitehaven Beach, Whitsunday Island, Australia, Pacific

Midnight in September, engraved by G. Ulman, from Arctic Explorations in the Years 1853
KW282150 Midnight in September, engraved by G. Ulman, from Arctic Explorations in the Years 1853, 54, 55, Volume I, by Doctor Elisha Kent Kane (1820-57) published Philadelphia

Seascape (w / c on paper)
BAL25993 Seascape (w/c on paper) by Collier, Thomas (1840-91); 24.8x35.6 cm; Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Shipping in the Thames (graphite on paper)
BAL22391 Shipping in the Thames (graphite on paper) by Constable, John (1776-1837); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Harbor with boats, Jan van Almeloveen, 1683

Calais Sands, 1831 (w / c and bodycolour on paper)
XYC173632 Calais Sands, 1831 (w/c and bodycolour on paper) by Francia, Francois Louis Thomas (1772-1839); 34.1x51 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA; French, out of copyright

Calais Pier, c. 1823-24 (oil on panel)
XYC172885 Calais Pier, c.1823-24 (oil on panel) by Bonington, Richard Parkes (1802-28); 28.8x34 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA; English, out of copyright

Dead whale (engraving) (b / w photo)
XIR164776 Dead whale (engraving) (b/w photo) by German School, (16th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ein Grosser Wallfisch von 60 Schuch lang und 41 Schuch hoch; ); German, out of copyright

Jointing a whale, from Cosmographie universelle by Andre Thevet, 1575
XIR164759 Jointing a whale, from Cosmographie universelle by Andre Thevet, 1575 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Thevet, Andre (1504-92); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Beached Vessels and a Wagon, near Trouville, France A Coast Scene in Northern France with a Horse and Waggon, c. 1824-6 Beached Vessels and a Wagon near Trouville, Richard Parkes Bonington

HOMER: BAHAMAS, 1899. After the Hurricane, Bahamas. Watercolor and graphite on paper, Winslow Homer, 1899

White sand beach and sand dunes, Skanor Falsterbo, Falsterbo Peninsula, Skane, South Sweden, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe

Boat, Russell, Bay of Islands, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Fishing boat, Negombo, Sri Lanka, Asia

Picture No. 11067529
Priests Cove small fishing boats tied up on the slipway with chimney of an old tin mine on the skyline. Cape Cornwall in Cornwall, UK. Date:

Picture No. 11067528
Priests Cove small fishing boats tied up on the slipway with chimney of an old tin mine on the skyline. Cape Cornwall in Cornwall, UK. Date:

Picture No. 11066674
Long-finned Pilot Whale stranded on the beach with tourists. at the base of Farewell Spit, South Island, New Zealand. Date:

Picture No. 11066673
Long-finned Pilot Whale stranded on the beach. at the base of Farewell Spit, South Island, New Zealand. Date:

Picture No. 11066672
Long-finned Pilot Whale stranded on the beach. at the base of Farewell Spit, South Island, New Zealand. Date:

Wreck of a Ship of the Line - beached at Bideford, Devon
Wreck of a Ship of the Line - beached near Bideford, Devon Date: circa 1910s

North America, USA, California. California Sea lions (zalophus californianus)

Europe, Norway, Vesteralen. Sea kayaks on beach at Hovden

GERMANY, State of Bremen, Bremen, Badestrand. Beach on the Weser River
Germany, State of Bremen, Bremen, Badestrand. Beach on the Weser River

Kayaks at Dusk on Keith Island, Broken Island Group, Pacific Rim National Park Preserve, British Columbia, Canada, September 2006 (Editorial Usage Only)

Nevis, St. Kitts and Nevis, Leeward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

View over the sea front of Saint Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom, Europe

Boat Hire, Walchensee Village, Walchensee Lake, Bavarian Alps, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

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"Beached: A Captivating Journey Around the World's Forgotten Vessels" Step onto the rugged shores of Isle of Mull, Scotland, UK and witness a haunting sight - old fishing boats silently decaying under the relentless sun. These once proud vessels now serve as relics of a bygone era, their weathered wood telling tales of countless voyages. Meanwhile, in Patagonia, Argentina, an awe-inspiring predator known as "MEL, " an adult male killer whale or Orca, prowls the beach at Punta Norte. With unmatched grace and power, he hunts South American Sealion pups amidst crashing waves, and is a primal display of nature's raw beauty. Traveling to Port Muck and Muck Island in Co. Antrim reveals another side to these beached wonders. Here lies Groomsport Bay where time seems to stand still; its tranquil waters reflecting the vibrant colors of sunset while clinker fishing boats rest peacefully on sandy shores. Further south in Zihuatanejo, Guerrero state, Mexico beckons Playa La Ropa with its golden sands stretching endlessly towards turquoise waters. Against this idyllic backdrop rests The Blue Boat - a masterpiece from 1929 that captures both serenity and nostalgia through delicate oil strokes. Venturing across continents brings us to Cadgwith Cove in Cornwall, England where fishermen have long relied on sturdy vessels like Havelock Place's clinker boat for their livelihoods. This picturesque scene evokes memories of simpler times when communities thrived off the bounties provided by the sea. On Ardtoe beach within Lochaber Peninsula in Scotland's Highlands awaits yet another captivating sight - abandoned ships stranded upon shifting sands. Their skeletal frames bear witness to turbulent storms battled bravely before succumbing to nature's unyielding forces. In Sri Lanka's Negombo region lies Oruwa - a traditional fishing boat steeped in rich cultural heritage.