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''Irex'' was a sailing vessel wrecked at Scratchell's Bay on the Isle of Wight by The Needles on 25 January 1890, while on her maiden voyage. ==Ship history== ''Irex'' was built by J. Reid & Co. of Port Glasgow, and launched on 10 October 1889. The steel-hulled three-masted ship was long, and in the beam.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=SV ''Irex'' )〕 On 24 December 1889 ''Irex'' sailed from Greenock, bound for Rio de Janeiro, under the command of Captain Hutton, carrying a cargo of 3,600 tons of iron sewerage pipes. However, storms meant that she was obliged to shelter in Belfast Lough until 1 January 1890. She sailed again, but the winds reached hurricane strength, and she attempted to take shelter in Falmouth on the 24th, but was unable to get a pilot boat to guide her in, so continued up the English Channel towards Portland. As ''Irex'' approached the Needles, Hutton mistook the Needles Lighthouse for a light from a pilot boat, and drove his ship up onto the shore〔 at about 10 p.m.〔 Large waves broke over the ship, and the Captain, First Mate, Boatswain and a crewman were killed. At 9 a.m. ''Irex'' was seen by soldiers stationed at The Needles Battery who alerted the Totland lifeboat. The steam collier ''Hampshire'' also come to the aid of ''Irex'', but neither ship were able to approach ''Irex'' before noon. After nearly being smashed into ''Hampshire'', the lifeboat abandoned the attempt to rescue the crew, and was towed back to port by ''Hampshire''.〔 At 1.15 p.m. the Coastguard launched a rocket from the battery, taking a line, which caught in the rigging. As the crew attempted to reach the line, one man fell and was killed. It took them two hours to secure a hawser, which enabled the 29 survivors from the crew of 36 to be winched by breeches buoy from the ship to the cliff-top.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「SS Irex」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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