tales-of-Fogo-Island

Now to conclude and finish this song,I hope we've said nothing that you will say wrongThe year has advanced and Christmas is nighBy and by in the spring, the fish may be high.Transcribed from the original poem by George Hynes andAlex Hynes. They were about nineteen years of age at thetime of this wreck.The Sunset GlowThe Sunset Glow came to Fogo with a load of coal. The coal was for Earleand Sons Company Limited. After the coal had been unloaded, she was totake on a load of dry codfish.The ship was moored in Fogo at a place called the 'anchorage' when the windcame up from the northwest. The heavy strain on the anchor lines caused oneof the lines to break. When this happened, the other anchor could not hold theship and was dragged along under water. After blowing across the harbour,the ship went aground on what is now known as 'Co-op Island'.When morning came, it was easy to see the damage. The Sunset Glow hadgone up on the rocks and would never sail again. The men from thecommunity salvaged whatever they could and left the remainder in the water.When winter came, the remaining bits of her hull were chopped up and usedfor firewood.The Sunset Glow aground on Co-op Island, Fogo