A telegram from Hoylake, December 5th 1885, reports:
brigantine is ashore on East Hoyle Bank, 89 per chart. Lifeboat gone out.
Vessel appears be full of water; sails flying away.
A further
telegram: Lifeboat returned from brigantine; no one on board. Crew probably
saved in own boat as there is none on board. Vessel sunk.
Later reported that crew had landed safely at New Brighton and the vessel was
brigantine DANIEL from Runcorn to Newcastle with a cargo of salt.
Postscript Owner tried to raise the wreck (on east edge of East Hoyle Bank) but failed. Wreck was at about 2m below Chart Datum. She was dispersed by blasting by MDHB. Not now charted. Position given is about 0.5nm at 344° from that of the Hoylake Beach Wreck.
Flat Ann Grace of Liverpool, built Northwich 1860, owned Thomas May of Liverpool, 61t, ON 28626. Voyage Point of Ayr to Cemaes with coal. She was observed in distress near Lime Wharf (off West Kirby) and Point of Ayr lifeboat was launched and saved her crew of two, on 21 February 1897. The next day, she was observed floating, derelict, off Hoylake and the Hoylake lifeboat was launched and men managed to board her and take her to Liverpool. A previous voyage (late January 1897) had been from Runcorn to Mostyn.
This flat continued to have a long life - her register entry was closed in 1931.
Lloyd's List - Tuesday 09 March 1897
MARITIME DEPOSITIONS. The following Depositions have recently been
sworn before a Receiver of Wreck or Justice of the Peace: ANN GRACE
(flat), of Liverpool, from Point of Ayr, River Dee, for Cemaes:
Deposition of Henry Clare, master. Liverpool, Feb. 24.