All they could hear was the wind, and the waves crashing on to therocks. All they could see was the night. They could not see the ship,broken in two. They could not see the people holding on to the darkwet rock, slowly dying of cold. And they could not hear the cries forhelp - only the wind. How could they save the people on the rock? Wastheir wooden boat stronger than the iron ship? Were a man and hisdaughter stronger than the great waves that broke the ship in two? The Forfarshire was wrecked off the north-east coast of England in 1838.This is the true story of Grace Darling - a girl who became a famousheroine on that stormy night.
