`...Was lost last Thursday am on the Goodwin Sands. The crew were all saved by their own boat, landing at Deal at 11am. The crew said they saw nothing after Beachy Head and were all below when at 3.20am found their vessel on the Goodwin Sands and rapidly sinking. We had no guns on board, but luckily the steam tug CRUISER was near by and rendered assistance but the FLYING CLOUD foundered ten minutes later. After landing at Deal, the crew were found in Mr. Job's eating house and sent to London that afternoon.' Year Built: 1860 Owner: GJ Coles and Co Master: WE Loveridge Crew: 7 Crew Lost: 0 Passengers: 0 Date of Loss Qualifier: A Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index. BOT.Wk.Rtn.1877 Appx.C p83; LR.1877-8 No.343(F); GSS R Larn 1977 p167

<1> United Kingdom shipwreck index, Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6340.