A starboard bow view of the paddle packet steamer Earl of Arran (1860) aground on Nornour rock, just off Great Ganilly, Eastern Isles, Scilly. The steamer is sunk by the stern up to paddle boxes. A large rowing gig is alongside with a mizzen mast hoisted. The gig has "Lloyds" on the starboard bow in large letters. The crew and passengers on board the gig are blurred due to their movement. Four men are on rocks on the right of the image - three sitting or reclining and one standing. The conditions are very calm. The photographer was standing on the rocks near the men.

A 12x10 inch glass copy negative of an original print.

The Earl of Arran had left Penzance at about 10am on 16 July with 92 passengers and a general cargo. The paddle steamer hit Irishman's Ledge after a passenger, who belonged to a local pilot boat, offered to take the steamer through a short cut to save time. The damage was severe enough for the Earl of Arran to be run ashore on Nornour. The passengers, cargo and fittings were removed by 3pm. The paddle steamer broke in two on the evening of 18 July.