If you take a walk down to the tidal causeway at Worm's head on Gower you may be lucky enough to stumble upon a rather impressive artifact from one of the better know wrecks of the area. Nestled amongst the silt and muscle beds the retreating sea reveals a substantial anchor now firmly fixed into place. The anchor originally belonged to the Norwegian barque Samuel.

The ship ran ashore at 7pm on Tuesday 12th February 1884 ,along with several hundred tonnes of black gold (coal), whilst on a routine trip from Cardiff to Santos. The alarm was first raised by the local coastguard at Rhossili who saw the ships lights close inshore. Fortunately the coastguard was able to get a line aboard and rescue all eleven crew members. Samuel however was already badly damaged and eventually broke up on the rocks.

As always the locals were available to take advantage of these unfortunate events. After the coal cargo had been sold to local farmers, a rough track was cut down the cliffs at Rhossili to allow the transportation of the coal cargo back up to the village. This was then sold on to the locals who were able to keep themselves warm through the winter for years to come. The only evidence now left is the anchor, providing a stark reminder of the perils of these waters.