Approved The Wreck of the Ambleside

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TRAGEDY STRIKES AMBLESIDE, NO SURVIVORS​

Ambleside Struck by Lightning During Rescue Operation, 22 Lost at Sea​

BULLY HARBOR, Notempre 3rd, 1760 - The Sloop-of-War Ambleside was lost at sea, a calamity by which 22 souls were lost, including four fishermen. A Notempre storm struck late Thursday evening, stranding the fishing vessel Lucy's Sash out at sea. Captain Oliver Surmonte, with a volunteer crew of civillians and navy, attempted a rescue mission aboard the Ambleside. The Ambleside reached Lucy's Sash, and appeared to rescue the fishermen before being struck by lightning. A fire started on the deck, and within minutes, the Ambleside capsized.

Aboard were two naval officers, 12 enlisted, and 8 civillians. Search and rescue parties retired their efforts after midnight, declaring all as lost at sea.

Complete List of Passengers On Board​

Captain Oliver Surmonte	First Mate Diggory Babinshaw
Mr. Lopez (CPO)	Mr. Brightfur (PO)
Mr. Benninger (SN)	Mr. Stuckle (SN)
Mr. Weiss (SN)	Mr. Simmons (SN)
Mr. Platt (SN)	Mr. Edgar (SN)
Mr. Murray (SN)	Mr. Kennet (SN)
Mr. Sigourney (SN)	Mr. Leignne (SN)
Mr. Putnam	Mr. Belknap
Mr. Seeley	Mr. Cramer
Mr. Hammond	Mr. Whithaus
Mr. Vallet	Mr. Bruey

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Wreck of The Ambleside (Oliver's Lantern)​

By Gordon Lightpaw

Well the call, it came in, for a ship on the winds:
A fishing boat taking on water.
A Notempre squall threatened to take them all
But no ships were able in harbor.
For the winds they did blow, and the captains all know'd
A lost cause, if they've ever seen one.
A lost cause, if they've ever seen one!

'Twas four souls aboard, only three leagues from shore
You could see them tossed from the harbor.
They fought and they strived, o'er an hour for their lives
'gainst the waves that were pulling them under.
When ol' Oliver said, "Can't just bury our heads...
any takers, we're going to save them.
Any takers, we're going to save them!"

Oli' wrangled a crew, from the men that he knew,
All them answered without hesitation
For to save the four lives, 'twas no time for their wives,
To see them all off on their misson.
So they rushed all aboard, and the captain he roared,
They'd not just sit and watch them a drownin'!
They'd not just sit and watch them a drownin'!

So they let out the sail, and they rode on the gale,
And they set a lantern a burning.
For the beasts back on shore, and the boats that were moored
To watch and know that they were still sailing;
And for the fishermen boat, not to let go of hope,
For the Ambleside, she was a 'coming.
For the Ambleside, she was a 'coming!

The crew reefed up the sails and the ship they did bail,
standing firm 'gainst the wind and the weather.
To the helm, he lashed tight, Oli' put up a fight,
to tack the Ambleside nearer.
Came abreast just in time, and they threw out a line,
Hauled them aboard just 'fore she went under.
Hauled them aboard just 'fore she went under.

But the cruel gale did blow, and now all of them know'd,
That she'd not be denied her due plunder.
So the lightning flashed, and it struck the main mast,
Rent the pole and the sailors asunder.
And the old Ambleside, she began to capsize,
But the lantern, she stayed a burnin'.
But the lantern, she stayed a burnin'.

Oli's lantern's still there, and it burns in the square
For the brave beasts who answered the callin'.
Those who gave up their lives, for their sons and their wives,
From the grave, their souls are still yearnin'.
But their hearts were all true, and each one of them knew,
There's some things still worse than dying.
There's some things still worse than dying.

Through the rain and the snow, Oli's lantern still glows,
speaking softly to young men in harbor.
Not to falter at all, when the hard times do call,
for courage, brave hearts, and risk taking.
For courage, brave hearts, and risk taking.

 

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