jarvist's

Updated: January 18, 2026

He is no longer, alas! equal to the arduous post which he nobly held for twenty years, a post now well filled by James Laming, Jarvist's comrade in many a risky job; but still he is regarded with reverence and affection, and the rescue of the crew of the Sorrento and the story of the 'old cork fender' will always be honourably associated with his name.

Thomas Stanley Treanor - Heroes of the Goodwin Sands