Beached Collection

Port Muck, and Muck Island Islandmagee, Co. Antrim
Port Muck, and Muck Island Islandmagee, Co

Old fishing boats rotting on beach, Isle of Mull, Scotland, UK
MAB-199 Old fishing boats rotting on beach, Isle of Mull, Scotland, UK Isle of Mull, Scotland

Killer whale / Orca - The adult male known as "MEL"
FG-eb-327 Killer whale / Orca - The adult male known as "MEL", 45 to 50 years old when these images were taken (March 2006) hunting South American Sealion pups on a beach at Punta Norte

Playa La Ropa, Zihuatanejo, Guerrero state, Mexico, North America ;

Groomsport Bay - a view across the Bay with beached rowing boats in the foreground to buildings in the distance. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down; Groomsport). Date: circa early 1900s

Cadgwith Cove, Cornwall, England

Oruwa, Sri Lankan fishing boat, Negombo, Sri Lanka, Asia

Krakatoa Ship Beached
The steamer Berouw is carried by a tidal wave into the jungle at Telokh-Betang, Sumatra

The Blue Boat, 1929 (oil on board)
1197395 The Blue Boat, 1929 (oil on board) by Wood, Christopher (1901-30); 40x55.9 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Clinker fishing boat, Kings Lynn
Clinker-built wooden fishing boat with broken rudder beach near Kings Lynn, Norfolk Date: 1990

Ardtoe beach, Ardnamurchan Peninsula, Lochaber, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Havelock Place, Warrenpoint - a view from the beach with beached rowing boats and people in the foreground and buildings to the background. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Down: Warrenpoint)

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

Herzogin Cecilie nearing Falmouth, Cornwall
The Herzogin Cecilie, a German four mast barque (Windjammer), named after German Crown Princess Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1886-1954), nearing Falmouth, Cornwall

Killer whale / Orcas practicing intentional stranding; Patagonia
FG-eb-364 Killer whale / Orcas practicing intentional stranding Patagonia Orcinus orca The small population of Orcas of northern Patagonia uses a unique strategy of intentional stranding to capture

Killer whale / Orcas - Hunting South American Sea lion pups at the water's edge
FG-eb-284 Killer whale / Orcas - Hunting South American Sea lion pups at the water's edge Punta Norte, Valdes Peninsula, Province Chubut, Patagonia

HMS Beagle laid ashore, Rio Santa Cruz, Patagonia, South America, 1834 (1839)

Conway Castle, north Wales, 1908-1909. Artist: Ernest W Jackson
Conway Castle, north Wales, 1908-1909

Catamarans on Playa Guardalvaca, Holguin Province, Cuba, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Mount Ararat, Turkey
as seen from the road to Erivan : it was here that Noahs ark finally beached as the waters of the Deluge subsided

Conwy Castle, Wales, Victorian period Date: late 19th century

The Beach, Etretat, 1872 (oil on canvas)
STM621022 The Beach, Etretat, 1872 (oil on canvas) by Corot, Jean Baptiste Camille (1796-1875); 35.6x56.4 cm; Saint Louis Art Museum, Missouri, USA; Saint Louis Art Museum; Museum purchase

Narwhal, bowhead and fin whales
Narwhal, Monodon monoceros 1, bowhead whale, Balaena mysticetus 2, and fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus 3. Copperplate engraving by J

Giant oceanic manta ray, common eagle ray, and thornback ray
Giant oceanic manta ray, Mobula birostris, common eagle ray, Myliobatis aquila, and thornback ray, Raja clavata, on a beach with fishermen and boats behind

Bowhead whale, Balaena mysticetus, beached on the shore. Two whalers stand in front of the carcass, near a sailboat and harpoon. Common whale, Balaena mysticetus

Boutilier's Cove Canada East Coast Nova Scotia
Duck on seaweed, Boutiliers Point, Nova Scotia, Canada

Orca (Orcinus orca) with South American sealion (Otaria flavescens) in mouth, beaching itself on shore. Punta Norte, Valdez Peninsula, Argentina. April

Pacific Ocean beach with beached sperm whale at Fort Stevens State Park, Oregon, USA

Tab XLII, Whale, Illustration from from Historiae naturalis de quadrupetibus
BL5914129 Tab XLII, Whale, Illustration from from Historiae naturalis de quadrupetibus, 1657 (engraving) by Merian, Mattaus the Younger (1621-87); British Library, London

Three Boats, c.1928 (oil on canvas)
FAS222887 Three Boats, c.1928 (oil on canvas) by Nicholson, William (1872-1949); 32.5x40.6 cm; Private Collection; Photo © The Fine Art Society, London, UK; © Desmond Banks

The Old Wreck at Corpach near Fort William, Scotland. The mountain is Ben Nevis

Beach village and boats. Creator: Alfred William Finch
Beach village and boats

A man resting his back on the grass; A man and a beached boat, 1883

Beached Ship On Shore
(Original Caption) 9/9/34-Asbury Park, NJ: Scene from the beach at Asbury Park showing the S.S. Morro Castle, still smoking, as she appeared after being beached

Refugees Aboard Beached Boat Of Vietnam
(Original Caption) 6/22/1979-Kuantan Beach, Malaysia: Refugees aboard beached boat from Vietnam

Killer whale / Orca (Orcinus orca) beached whilst hunting Sea lion (Otaria flavescens) close to the shore, Punta Norte Nature Reserve, Peninsula Valdes, Patagonia, Argentina, Atlantic Ocean

Brighton Beach, 1824 (oil on canvas)
DTR1066154 Brighton Beach, 1824 (oil on canvas) by Constable, John (1776-1837); 32.1x50.2 cm; Detroit Institute of Arts, USA; (add.info.: by John Constable); Photo: © Detroit Institute of Arts

SS Great Britain Ashore in Dundrum Bay, Ireland, 1846 (oil on canvas)
NRM259574 SS Great Britain Ashore in Dundrum Bay, Ireland, 1846 (oil on canvas) by English School, (19th century); Science Museum, London

Cleaning the Lines, 1900 (w/c on paper)
FAS235754 Cleaning the Lines, 1900 (w/c on paper) by Southall, Joseph Edward (1861-1944); 22.4x35.1 cm; Private Collection; Photo © The Fine Art Society, London, UK

Salt Marsh, 1938 (w/c over pencil on paper)
FAS276886 Salt Marsh, 1938 (w/c over pencil on paper) by Ravilious, Eric (1903-42); 40.2x52.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: possibly painted in Rye, Tollesbury or Aldeburgh; Sussex)

Wreck of old wooden fishing boat on banks of the River Dee
The wreck of an old wooden fishing boat at low water on the tidal banks of the River Dee at Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway, SW Scotland

Beach fishing boat, Dungeness, Kent
Clinker-built, wooden fishing boat Ian and Tina of Dungeness, hauled up on the pebbles of Dungeness beach, Kent. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1990

Half Moon Bay, Stewart Island, 1896. Creator: James McLauchlan Nairn
Half Moon Bay, Stewart Island, 1896

Oeffag G G.3
K.u.K. Seefliegerkorps - Oeffag G G.3, beached at Marinewerft Pola. (Oeffag - Oesterreichische Flugzeugfabrik AG / K.u.K. Seefliegerkorps - Kaiserlich und Koniglich Seefliegerkorps ) Date: circa 1917

Botkins's Submarine Chelmi
This submarine is referred to as Botkin's Submarine and it dates to 1901

Two men measure the length of a dead stranded whale, late 16th century (engraving)
6116632 Two men measure the length of a dead stranded whale, late 16th century (engraving); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024

The attempt to salvage the Great Britain after she went aground in Dundrum Bay, 1850
3359197 The attempt to salvage the Great Britain after she went aground in Dundrum Bay

Beached Cetacean animal, 1860 (engraving)
1579512 Beached Cetacean animal, 1860 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving of an beached Cetacean animal on the Kentish Coast, Near Whitstable. Dated 1860.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A Sperm Whale Washed up on the Beach at Noordwijk, 28 December 1614, 1614-1626

La fin de L "Emden"; L "Emden", a la cote de l'ile Koeling Nord, du groupe des Cocos, le 29 novembre 1914: surpris a son tour par le navire australien "Sydney"

Bateaux échoués à marée basse, c.1895. Creator: Eugene Louis Boudin
Bateaux echoues a maree basse, c.1895. Beached boats at low tide

Bords du lac du Bourget, 1866. Creator: Adolphe Appian
Bords du lac du Bourget, 1866

Blankenberge No.3, 1875. Creator: William Stanley Haseltine
Blankenberge No.3, 1875

Blankenbergh, 1876. Creator: William Stanley Haseltine
Blankenbergh, 1876

The Harbor of St. Malo at Low Tide, c. 1850. Creator: William Callow
The Harbor of St. Malo at Low Tide, c. 1850

Beached Vessel, c. 1880. Creator: George Loring Brown
Beached Vessel, c. 1880

Florida, Boca Raton, Beach

Old metal boats on clear Black sea water. Blue sky with clouds on background Old metal boats on clear Black sea water. Blue sky with clouds on background

Lonely yacht near the beach on the coast of Black sea in Dgarilgach island, Ukraine. Landscape photography Lonely yacht near the beach on the coast of Black sea in Dgarilgach island, Ukraine

Old shipwreck reinforced concrete barge abandoned stand on beach on the coast of Black sea in Ukraine Old shipwreck reinforced concrete barge abandoned stand on beach on the coast of Black sea in

Beached boat, Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland

A beached whale, UK, Victorian period

Shipwreck and lifeboat, Whitby, Victorian period

The Black Dog
Oil painting showing a beached boat, being tended to by a man and mysterious black dog. Date: circa 1928

Rorqual Whale captured in the River Dart, Devon 1856
Pike-headed rorqual whale being attacked by a local cottager on the north shore of Millbay Creek, River Dart

BEACHED WHALES
Whaling in Norway. Dead whales are lined along the beaches. Whale meat, fat and other parts are sent to market and used for a great number of commodities, including perfume Date: 1930s

Coast scene (oil on panel)
MAN368362 Coast scene (oil on panel) by Storck, Abraham (1644-1708); Manchester Art Gallery, UK

Dunstanborough Castle, Northumberland, c. 1829 (w/c on paper)
495772 Dunstanborough Castle, Northumberland, c.1829 (w/c on paper) by Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851); 29x43 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: In the Anglo-Saxon period)

The Strike at Llanca, Spain; La Greve de Llanca, Espagna, c. 1896 (oil on canvas)
824572 The Strike at Llanca, Spain; La Greve de Llanca, Espagna, c.1896 (oil on canvas) by Valtat, Louis (1869-1952); 65.1x81 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Strike at Llanca)

Beached Whale, 1598. Creator: Jacob Matham
Beached Whale, 1598

La chasse aux marsouins (engraving)
2783318 La chasse aux marsouins (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La chasse aux marsouins)

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Able Tasman NP, Nelson, New Zealand. The many secluded golden beaches of the Able Tasman NP yield great locations for getting some sun, kayaking, or hiking. It is the sunniest location in NZ

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Able Tasman NP, Nelson, New Zealand. The many secluded golden beaches of the Able Tasman NP yield great locations for getting some sun, kayaking, or hiking. It is the sunniest location in NZ

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South Island, New Zealand. A beautiful glacial lake in the north of the South Island Date: 26/08/2005

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Catlins, New Zealand. Sea lions are a common find on this sunny beach in the Catlins. Date: 26/08/2005

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Fraser Island, Australia. Fraser's most famous shipwreck shown here is the Maheno, which has been sitting on this beach since 1935. Date: 19/02/2005

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Kho Phi Phi - Maya Bay, Thailand. Maya Bay, made famous by Alex Garland's The Beach Date: 28/05/2005

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Kho Phi Phi - Maya Bay, Thailand. Maya Bay, made famous by Alex Garland's The Beach Date: 28/05/2005

La Rochelle, 1923 (tempera on gesso prepared linen laid on panel)
657368 La Rochelle, 1923 (tempera on gesso prepared linen laid on panel) by Wadsworth, Edward Alexander (1889-1949); 63.4x88.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: La Rochelle)

Illustration of Cacti and a beached whale
5669648 Illustration of Cacti and a beached whale, from " Dictionnaire pittoresque d histoire naturelle et des phenomenes de la nature" 19th (engraving) by Guerin

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EDITORS COMMENTS

"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.