George Simpson, Lieutenant Brice, 6th Viscount Lord and Lady Molesworth. The six survivors were: Dr. Gunter (boatswain), John Barrett (carpenter), Charles Stewart Scott (carpenter's mate), William Grung (second class), Gibbs (third class), Robinson (fourth class). A memorial, a replica of which can be seen today, was erected on the beach by the wife of Colonel Andrew Geils (spelled "Giels" in this instance), whose four children were lost in the tragedy on their homeward journey, having visited him in Ceylon. The memorial bears the following inscription: Over time, the seaside village of Waenhuiskrans has become so associated with the wreck, that it now is also known as Arniston. The nearby town of Bredasdorp has a museum dedicated to the wreck. The wreck had a direct influence on the decision to build a lighthouse at Cape Agulhas to the west in 1847–1848.Proposals for a Lighthouse at L'Agulhas, secondary sources. Thirty seven years later, the 73rd Regiment once again suffered hundreds of casualties on this coast when was wrecked away at Gansbaai. Archaeological excavation The wreck, which lies in about of water, was surveyed by an archaeological team from the University of Cape Town (UCT) in 1982. The National Monuments Council issued a permit to UCT student Jim Jobling to conduct an underwater survey of the site, as well as a limited excavation. A number of artefacts were recovered, which were donated to the Bredasdorp Shipwreck Museum. Notes, citations, and references Notes Citations References Primary sources consulted Hackman, Rowan (2001) Ships of the East India Company. (Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society). – The Arniston cautionary tale (concluding an exposé of dead reckoning with a map p. 276). – Chapter reprinted from his Fragments of Voyages and Travels, 3rd series (1833). Hardy, Charles (1835) Supplement to a Register of Ships Employed in the Service of the ... East India Company from 1760 to the Conclusion of the Commercial Charter, Etc. Vancouver, George (1798) A voyage of discovery to the North Pacific Ocean and round the world. (London: G.G. and J. Robinson). Secondary sources consulted (A partnership of websites with material from the heritage organisations of the five key maritime cities in the UK – Bristol, Hartlepool, Liverpool, London and Southampton) Tertiary sources consulted – Citing : Wexham, Brian. Shipwrecks of the Western Cape. And: Turner, Malcolm. Shipwrecks and Salvage in South Africa. External links The history of HMS Arniston in connection with the village