Shipwreck

Shipwreck

by William Falconer

The poem describes the sinking of the merchant ship Britannia off the coast of Greece and the subsequent struggles of the survivors. Falconer, who had himself survived a shipwreck, drew on his own experiences to create a vivid and realistic account of the disaster. The poem was praised for its technical accuracy and its moving depiction of the human toll of shipwreck.

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