�West Hika' Aground At Seaham - Seaham (seah0016)

Photograph of a steam ship, identified as the West Hikaaground near Seaham, showing a ship with one funnel in shallow water near the shore; the side and the superstructure of the ship can be seen; a cliff and rock are in the foreground of the picture

�West Hika' Aground At Seaham - Seaham

Photograph of a steam ship, identified as the West Hikaaground near Seaham, showing a ship with one funnel in shallow water near the shore; the side and the superstructure of the ship can be seen; a cliff and rock are in the foreground of the picture

Date: 1936

Very Nice Site! Thanx!

Comment added by Credit Bureaus on 05/01/2009 12:44:00

The West Hika had a deck load of sawn teak logs which for ages were washed ashore on Seaham beach. Very valuable if only we had known!

Comment added by Thomas Oliver on 18/03/2009 11:49:00

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