A distant port side view, just forward of the beam, of the steam cargo ship Scheldt (1884) aground and semi-submerged off the cliffs near Boat Cove, Pendeen. The stern is underwater up to the poop deck. Three rowing boats are alongside the ship beside the bridge. A large group of people are by the waterline in Boat Cove close to some wreckage. A second group, including women and children, is further up the beach. A stone fisherman's boat house (split into two double-doored buildings, one whitewashed) is at the top of the track down to the sea. A large rowing boat is on the ground in front of the righthand set of doors with more people standing close by. The photographer was standing on the higher land to the east of the cove looking west towards the wreck. The Wra or Three Stone Oar rocks are in the distance behind the ship.

The steam ship Scheldt (1884) was on its way from Newport, Monmouth, to Bordeaux with a cargo of about 1,450 tons of coal. The ship ran aground in calm weather at 2/230am on 23 June 1890 on the rocks just west of Portheras Cove, close to Boat Cove. The 17 crew were saved. An inspection reported that only the moveable gear could be salvaged, as the hull had several holes in the bottom, resulting in the ship being almost submerged at high tide.

The court of enquiry heard that the compass had been out of order and the lead not used as the water is very deep along the coast. The weather 'being thick, the wind blowing light from the west, and the sea choppy' [Western Mail (Cardiff). 9 July 1890].