Credit River - HMS Delight Traditional Cache
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Credit River - HMS Delight
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HMS Delight
August 29, 1583
There are many shipwrecks around the world. Some very famous and others not so. Each however has it’s own story to tell. As you travel along the Credit River doing this series of caches, we have highlighted a number of these shipwrecks. During low water levels on these parts of the Credit River, you need to be careful in a canoe or kayak so as you don’t wind up in your own shipwreck. Besides the many large rocks along the way, there are also some other obstacles such as dams which should be avoided. All of the geocaches in this series have been placed by tubing, inflatable boat or on foot by walking in the water along the Credit River. Whichever way you choose to search for these caches, use caution and common sense.
More information about this series can be found here: Credit River - Shipwreck Series
HMS Delight
Sable Island is often called the "Graveyard of the Atlantic" and for good reason — there have been more than 350 shipwrecks recorded there since 1583.
HMS Delight is the first recorded shipwreck off Sable Island. It was sailing in company with HMS Squirrel — a frigate commanded by Sir Humphrey Gilbert, a British adventurer and explorer who served during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.
The crews were exploring the waters around Sable Island when Delight's master, Richard Clarke, had a dispute with Gilbert over a safe course near Sable. Clarke submitted to Gilbert's orders and the Delight — the largest remaining ship in the squadron and the one containing most of the remaining supplies — went aground and sank on one of Sable Island's sandbars.
The water was too shallow for the Squirrel to offer assistance and most of the crew aboard the Delight drowned. Clarke led 16 people who managed to get in a small boat with one oar and they spent seven days at sea before reaching Newfoundland. Five days later, they were rescued by a Basque whaling vessel.
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