Strandings In The Danish Waters 1858-1885

6 faintly dotted, but it is to be supposed that in tlie course of years many wrecks have occurred on this fatally - renowned Reef, without having been recorded, especially previous to 1878, when a lightship was established there. It will likewise be seen, liow comparatively few strandings liave occurred round the point of Hanstholm, to the East of whicli point, however, they largely increase until Lildstrand, where the extensive, partially rocky, Jammer Bay begins. Off Lokken, the only shipping place in this bay, tire dots are gradually increasing in num- ber towards the light of Hirtshals, the mistaking of whicli for the light of Skagen has occasioned frequent disasters between these two points. The dots stand in a dense group (408) round Skagen, to the West, North and East of this the most northerly point of the peninsula, passed by thousands of ships of all nationalities on their way to and from the Danish, Swedish, German and Russian ports. In regarding the coast line treated of here, one cannot help noticing the comparatively small number of ships that have succeeded in getting off after having struck, and escaped total loss, and it may be taken for granted that in many of these cases a great num- ber of valuable cargoes, in the course of years, have been lost on the west coast of Jutland. Excepting the Skagen light, whicli was established more than three hundred years ago, it will appear from the Chart that at tire beginning of the period in question the liglit of Hanstholm was the only one established on the west coast of Jutland, while now the lights at Hirtshals, Lodbjerg and Bovbjerg, besides the floating light on Horns Reef, partake in lighting the Danisli Northsea coast. Tlie first Danish lifeboat stations were established in 1852, but a glance at the Chart will show at once that their number has since then been considerably increased, and the coast is now in its wliole lengtli between the Scaw and Fand provided with numerous stations, the greater part of wliich are provided witli lifeboat and rocket apparatus, some of them witli the former only, others witli the latter, and it may be stated with just pride that many hundreds of