An artistic interpretation of the loss of the French two-masted brigantine Minerve (1857) off Morning Point, St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly. Crew are being rescued via the breeches buoy suspended between the main mast and the rampart of Morning Point Battery at the top of the cliffs. A lifeboat is heading towards the ship and a small rowing boat is off the port quarter. Waves are breaking over rocks in front of the ship and also down the side. The original painting was created by Alexander Gibson and is inscribed at the bottom 'A G Gibson / Scilly 1879'. He is likely to have positioned himself towards Woolpack Point, looking across the Porth Cressa towards Inner Head and Outer Head.

This negative has been identified on the reverse of the negative as the French brigantine Tabasco (1879). However, the events depicted are not correct.

The brigantine Minerve was voyaging from Swansea to Cadiz with a cargo of coal. The Force 11 gale forced the ship to turn back to seek shelter in the Scilly's on 11 December 1878. However, when going into St. Mary's Sound the ship was struck by a violent squall and they dropped anchor which did not hold. Minerve dragged across Morning Point and was stranded about 150 yards from the shore. Six crew were rescued by breeches buoy from the Garrison and one by a boat from the shore. The St Mary's lifeboat was launched but not required. The ship broke up during the night.