The ship began its fateful voyage on November 7, 1872, sailing with seven crewmen and Capt. Benjamin Spooner Briggs, his wife, Sarah, and the couple's 2-year-old daughter, Sophia. The 282-ton ...

On a muddy foreshore on a cold February morning, a decrepit old boat is being hauled out of an estuary in Cornwall. The 20ft (6m) former sailing yacht is among a growing number of abandoned boats ...