Tattered and torn , possibly more than a 100 years old , the above part of this document contains vital information in rhyming verse for the rules of the road at sea. Another section explains the various markings on the lead line used for taking soundings .
A coloured drawing of Mount Egmont may have been inspired by the 1903 wreck of the SS Gairloch , three miles north of Cape Egmont.
A court of inquiry found the master did not keep a log , had committed an error of judgment in sailing so close to shore in poor visibility , suspended his certificate for three months and ordered him pay 20 pounds towards the cost of the inquiry.
