A distant starboard side view, just forward of the broadside, of the German three-masted ship Wandsbek (1885) aground on the rocks below The Lizard. The tide is out enough to leave much of the hull exposed above water. The foreground is dominated by the rocks and seaweed of the shoreline from where the photographer was standing. Masking fluid has been used to create cloud-effects in the sky.

On Saturday 26 May 1900, the Wandsbek (ex Ardencaple) left Falmouth in tow of the Dragon tug after voyaging from Portland, Oregon, with a cargo of grain. Dragon left the Wandsbek soon after 1pm in light winds, but the ship lost steerage and eventually the current and tide forced her on the Stag Rocks. The Dragon, Victor and Eagle came from Falmouth to assist with the Dragon taking the crew off. The ship was holed in the hull and the wreck was sold for £55.