A middle-distant starboard bow view of the sailing barque Seine (1899) wrecked on Perranporth Beach, Cornwall, resting on the port side. Only the bow/forecastle section is intact, the rest of the hull having been broken up in the heavy weather, leaving twisted frames and plates on the beach behind the bow section. Three men are standing directly in front of the bows, while others are standing on bits of wreckage and plating. Three men are sitting on the starboard side forecastle bulwark. Droskyn Head can be seen in the distance to the left of the wreck.

The Seine was on its way from Iquique to Falmouth with a cargo of saltpetre when it was driven ashore in heavy weather on 28 December 1900. Part of the crew was rescued by rockets and breaches buoys while the others had to drop over the side of the ship and be rescued by locals in the surf. The wreck was sold.