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The rescue of the crew of the 'Cleopatra', at dawn in the Bay of Biscay Long Caption: The voyage of Cleopatra's Needle to London was troublesome and tragic. A gale raging in the Bay of Biscay forced the steamer 'Olga', which towed the 'Cleopatra', to abandon her. Six crew members of the 'Olga' drowned when they tried to rescue the crew of the 'Cleopatra'. From the 'Illustrated London News'. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: not catalogued Artist: unknown Date: 1877 Medium: print Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.