A starboard bow view of the passenger liner Mosel (1873) aground off Bass Point, Lizard, taken from the cliffs above. The ship has swung bows-to the cliffs, with the stern submerged to just aft of the saloon on the upper deck. A cutter-rigged sailing boat with 'F 4' on the main sail is passing the wreck in the background on port tack. The cliff face can be seen on the bottom left and right of the photograph. three people can be seen sitting on the rocks at the far left of the image.

The Mosel was on passage from Bremen to New York with a crew of 100, 20 saloon-class passengers and 600 emigrants. The cargo consisted of specie, mail and 400 tons of English woollen goods. Just after 8am on 9 August 1882 the ship steamed into Bass Point at 14 knots while passing through a dense fog bank. The ship was so close ashore that the Coast Guard signalman from the station above was able to climb down and jump aboard. The crew, passengers and cargo were recovered. Despite salvage attempts, the ship broke in half on 24 August 1882.