A starboard quarter view of the stern section of Highland Fling (1890) after separation from the bow. The forward area by the bridge is very low in the water. The photographer was on the water to take this photograph. The stern section, just forward of the bridge, was detached by a combination of dynamite and a gale that blew up on the night of 19 January. The stern section floated free and was retrieved on 20 January by the tugs Triton and Eagle before being towed to Falmouth.

The glass side has masking fluid over much of the sea and parts of the ship. Graphite pencil has been used on the emulsion side to highlight features on the ship, as this is not a clear image.

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].