A port side view, just aft of the broadside, of the general cargo steamer Busby (1894) aground with a slight list to starboard in Pendeen Cove (near Portheras Cove). The photographer was standing on the cliffs above Pendeen Cove looking north-west towards The Wra or Three Stone Oar rocks in the background. A man dressed in white and a man in dark clothing are standing on the rocky shoreline, backs to the camera. The man in white is holding a long line attached to a pulley block on the guardrail of the Busby. A small rowing boat is tied to that block and tackle and is part way back to the shore.

Busby left Newport on its maiden voyage for Civita Vecchia on 22 June with a cargo of 4,600 tons of coal and 26 crew. It ran aground on 24 June 1894 in thick fog. However, after the cargo was removed, and pumps installed the ship was refloated, only to founder under tow on 16 July 1894.