This Prussian schooner, outward bound from Leith, was making for Wick Bay at dusk but in rounding Proudfoot Rocks she was carried onto an outlying ridge by the ebb tide and in a couple of minutes after striking, she foundered amid the roar of the waves and the piercing cries of the perishing crew. Soon after she almost entirely disappeared and no trace of her hapless crew could be obtained. They were believed to be seven in number including her Master, Captain Ebert and a local pilot.
The following morning, (Sunday), the body of the pilot, John Wares, was found.
Some pieces of a trunk, marked on the lid 'J. H. Ebur, Meister, 1853', and also a linen napkin and a pillow, each marked 'F. B.', later came ashore from the vessel. What remained of the Arnold was later totally broken up and the wreck sold.
The following morning, (Sunday), the body of the pilot, John Wares, was found.
Some pieces of a trunk, marked on the lid 'J. H. Ebur, Meister, 1853', and also a linen napkin and a pillow, each marked 'F. B.', later came ashore from the vessel. What remained of the Arnold was later totally broken up and the wreck sold.