A starboard side view of the hull of the cargo steamer Highland Fling (1890) at the break in the hull while in drydock at Falmouth. The ship was separated from the bow just forward of the bridge and after the main hatchway. Men are loading wheel barrows with ballast shingle from the hold. Props can be seen holding the deck planking up for the lower deck.

Emulsion is lifting at the bottom right corner. Masking fluid has been used on the funnel and canvas bridge screen.

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].