Herd Sand, Providence Lifeboat
Herd Sand, Providence Lifeboat
HER Number
14256
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Herd Sand, Providence Lifeboat
Place
South Shields
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Broad
Service Vessel
Site Type: Specific
Lifeboat
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Description
In December 1849 the PROVIDENCE lifeboat overturned in a storm while trying to rescue the crew of the brig BETSY which had run aground on the Herd Sand. 20 pilots who were manning the lifeboat were drowned.
Easting
437000
Northing
567000
Grid Reference
NZ437000567000
Sources
Dick Keys and Ken Smith, 1998, Black Diamonds by Sea - North-East Sailing Colliers 1780-1880, p 28