SS Ellan Vannin (1883) New Brighton with its cover on and its working gear inside. Also washed ashore were parts of the ship's bridge. On Saturday morning "Tynwald" departed Douglas in order to replace the "Fenella" on the Douglas – Liverpool service, with the "Fenella" in turn taking the sailing to Ramsey which should have been undertaken by the "Ellan Vannin". It was five days after the ship went down that the first bodies were recovered. In January 1910, Teare's body was found washed ashore on Ainsdale beach in Southport. It was subsequently returned to the Isle of Man for burial. The Board of
SS Ellan Vannin (1883) passage – something which would have caused her master no particular concern. However, the weather rapidly worsened and by 06:35hrs, when the ship arrived at the Mersey Bar lightship, the wind had risen to a Hurricane Force 12, and waves were reported to be exceeding in height. A strong consensus at the time was that with a following sea the "Ellan Vannin" had made good time to the Bar Lightship. Upon reaching the Bar her course would have been changed from approximately 130 degrees to 080 degrees as she entered the approach channel to the river. This would have caused