A starboard side view of the cargo steamer Highland Fling (1890) [ex Morayshire] at the break in the hull where it was separated by dynamite from the bow section just forward of the bridge at the main hatchway. The photographer is standing on the side of the drydock at Falmouth looking obliquely across the opening in the hull. A few remaining barrels of cement can be seen against the hull in the hold. Men are standing on the upper deck, the middle deck by the hatchway, and in the hold. The men in the hold (one of which is just a shadow) are in the process of barrowing out the shingle ballast, which has spread onto the dock floor.

The cracks on the right of the image are from the emulsion which had lifted but now repaired.

The Highland Fling (1890) was on passage from London to Buenos Aires with a cargo of cement. However, the ship put into Falmouth with a leak under the boiler, arriving on 2 January 1907. After being patched up it was decided to proceed to Cardiff for a full discharge and proper repairs. However, after leaving on the afternoon of 7 January encountered thick fog and ran aground off Enys Head, near Cadgwith. As repeated attempts to salvage the ship failed, the salvagers decided to blow the bow section off with dynamite. The stern was then towed away to Falmouth in the hope of salvaging the remaining barrels of cement, the refrigeration equipment and main engines. The hull was eventually broken up for scrap. The bow section broke up in a gale on 23 January 1907 [The Times, 21 and 24 January 1907].