In the spring of 1837, an encounter with an iceberg further damaged the ship, which was in a sinking condition by the time Back was able to beach the ship on the coast of Ireland at Lough Swilly.
In the spring of 1837, an encounter with an iceberg further damaged the ship. It nearly sank on its return journey back across the Atlantic, and was in a sinking condition by the time Back was able to beach the ship on the coast of Ireland at Lough Swilly.