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Whats Happening Seaford is a historic seaside town just to the East of Newhaven. It was well known as a haven for smugglers and there was a 17th centry prayer God keep us from Seaford and its shags. Shags being the term for smugglers! There are over 14 wrecks the beach and we are aiming to find the Gannett.
The Gannet was a 1,824 ton steamship traveling from Calcutta to London and was carrying a cargo of Tea, coffe, wheat, linseed, cotton, indigo, hides, stags horns and wood. She ran a ground on the 14th February 1882 during bad weather and it took 3 weeks to releave her of her cargo. |