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THE JACARANDA WAS A 2000-TON GREEK-OWNED COASTER, WHICH RAN ARGOUND ON THE NIGHT OF 18 SEPTEMBER 1971. SHE WAS NOT LAIDEN WITH ANY CARGO AND HER ENGINES FAILED AS SHE NEGOTIATED THE WINDY SEAS. SHE RAN ARGOUND THE BEACH, ABOUT AN HOUR'S WALK NORTH OF QOLORA'S MOUTH. THE CAPTAIN, HIS WIFE AND THE 14 CREW MEMBERS ABANDONED THE SHIP USING A ROPE LADDER WHICH THEY STRUNG FROM THE SHIP'S PROW TO THE NEARBY ROCKS. SUCCESSIVE STORMS HAVE TAKEN THEIR TOLL IN THE STRANDED SHIP AND TODAY ONLY THE BOW REMAINS.
THIS IS THE PHOTO I PAINTED FROM, I JUST PAINTED IT AS A SUNSET.