The Wreckers : A Story of Killing Seas, False Lights and Plundered Ships

Traces the history of wrecking, looting and salvaging in the British Isles from the eighteenth century to the present day.

For a fully laden general cargo to run to ground in an accessible position is more or less like having Selfridges crash-land in your back garden.

Even today lifeboat crews maintain the right to claim salvage.