Hankins Wrecks

The wreck at this site is known as the '�Big Hankins'�. It was a large sailing ship which has, over time and because of sea damage, been reduced to a few low walls and some piles of machinery. The machinery (including a boiler, a winch, an anchor and a chain) presumably marks the location of the bow, which would otherwise have been unidentifiable. The vessel seems to be constructed by using wooden planking over a steel or iron framework, which was relatively common in the mid-1800s. The sinking date would've then been after that, possibly around the turn of the century (owing to the design of the anchor). Wooden decking and small debris is scattered around the wreck.