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LA BELLA
LA BELLA
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Statement of Significance
The La Bella is typical of the type of medium sized iron/ steel sailing vessels sailing in an age where sail was being rapidly superseded by steam ie: representative of a type. The brave rescue of five crew by local fisherman William Ferrier made him a national hero and upon its declaration as an Historic Shipwreck in 1992 the La Bella was declared a 'monument to bravery'.