Livadiavej

Livadiavej (Danish).

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Livadia.

The Riga schooner is traveling from Söderhamn in Sweden to Ireland. The year is 1910 and the cargo is planed boards. On board are the crew of 9 men and the captain's wife. The ship is fighting against current saturation, where the ocean current is so strong that it steers the ship's course. In Sdr. Lyngvig, Christen Nielsen sees the ship in the afternoon of December 14. It is heading north, but sails alarmingly close to land off Hvide Sande. Christen quickly notifies the rescue station, and lifeguards set up along the coast in alarm houses. Inside are telephones so they can call the rescue stations. With a south-easterly wind and unseaworthy weather, the ship is exposed. 

At 7 pm, the beach guard Tarben Chr. Tarbensen reports from an alarm house in Nr. Lyngvig. Livadia is stranded 2 km south of the rescue station in Sdr. Lyngvig. He tells the station that he can see that the two aft masts have fallen. The rescue service immediately drives their boat to the stranding site. 

The rescuers row the lifeboat out to the ship. But the captain doesn't want to go ashore. Instead, he tells them to take the crew's clothes. The rescuers refuse. It's not just the lack of space that worries the rescuers, the action is also against the law. The captain decides to send his wife and 3 crew members. He will take the crew's clothes ashore himself in the ship's own dinghy. The lifeboat captain, Jørgen Chr. Andersen, strongly advises him against doing so. The captain is told that the lifeboat is kept ready on the beach. 

The whole night and the next morning passes without the crew making any sign of wanting to go ashore. 

A little after midday, the rescue service discovers that a dinghy is being launched on board the ship. The rescuers once again row the lifeboat out to the ship to offer their assistance. The captain and 2 men accept the offer, while the other 3 men will go ashore in the ship's dinghy. Along with the crew's clothes. The dinghy follows the lifeboat to shore. Now the rescue operation is over.  

The tire cargo drifts out to sea and is stranded further north. Livadia is brought ashore. But before it can be towed to safety, a storm hits on Christmas night and crushes both ship and cargo.