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- ↑ Tregarthen, Clive (11 September 2014). "Wrecks bring 'gifts' for islanders". Cornish Guardian . Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ↑ "Calamity for islands' vital vessel". The Cornishman . 8 September 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2016.