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Distress Signal Off Great Orme

When
24 August 1848
Where
Great Orme's Head
Part of
Barque Ocean Monarch burns off the Great Orme

At noon, the ship was witnessed raising a distress flag near Great Orme's Head off Llandudno.

Not far from harbor, between Abergele Bay and Great Orme's Head, the Ocean Monarch put up its helm as if to return to port. A flag of distress was raised, signaling the emergency.

Sources

  1. Ocean Monarch (barque) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-24
  2. Great Orme Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-04

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