On October 9 1888, the vessel was wrecked seven miles off Dog Island, in Foveaux strait. During a heavy gale a sea struck the vessel, carrying away the rudder and breaking in the deck. The master, Captain James Young, was washed off the wreck and drowned. The other two members of the crew were rescued by the lightkeeper, who observed the incident and put off in an open boat, risking his own life in the heavy sea. The Nellie, was a fishing schooner of 12 tons register, and had been built two years previous to her loss.
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