At about 4.15 on the morning of the 27th January •during a thick fog a boat with nine men in her landed at Clovelly. They reported that their steamer, the Huddersfield, of Cardiff, was ashore about four miles to the westward with the remainder of the crew, twelve in number, on board. The sea was rough with a heavy ground-swell and the wind was strong from W.S.W.

The Life-boat Minor Soget was launched and found the steamer as reported about a mile from the Hartland Lighthouse, with the sea making a clean breach over her. All the boats on board had been smashed and the men had no means of escape. The twelve were successfully rescued and conveyed to Clovelly, where they were landed at 9.30 A.M.

The vessel was bound from Barry to the River Plate with 3,000 tons of coal, and when the men were rescued the steamer was completely submerged..