to travel between the ship and the land. By 14 September 4 local fishermen were able to take a boat to Phoenix, which by now was sitting upright on the reef and flooded to the deck. Grenfell ordered the boats and rafts to make for the shore, and everybody on board was landed safely. Northampton was recalled by telegram from Halifax and brought with her Rear Admiral Sir Francis Leopold McClintock, the commander-in-chief of the North America and West Indies Station. The weather remained poor, and it was not until 19 September that the ship's company of Phoenix could be embarked. With the help of two small vessels, Foam and Charger, Phoenixs guns and heavy equipment were salvaged, but it was clear that the ship could not be refloated, and the salvage rights to the wreck were sold for £3,000. The board of enquiry found that insufficient efforts had been made to establish the range of the light, and that the courses steered had been hazardous. Commander Grenfell was given a severe reprimand and dismissed ship, Lieutenant John Hill, the navigating officer, forfeited a year's seniority, and the gunner was reprimanded. By December 1883 there were only a few ribs to be seen at low water, and the scattered remains of the wreck now lie in less than of water. The wreck can be dived, although strong tidal streams make the area dangerous for all but the most experienced. Notes References External links Sources Doterel-class sloops Victorian-era sloops of the United Kingdom 1879 ships Ships built in Plymouth, Devon Maritime incidents in September 1882 Shipwrecks of the Prince Edward Island coast