Hello Tillypeg,
I did some research to.....
The (English) brig we are talking about here was named "Amy of Whitby", it was transporting coal from Newcastle to Vlaardingen.
It sunk on the 14Th of November 1880 at approximately 11 am on the Hinder at the Bokkengat (you can google this). The Bokkengat was situated a little bit to the north of Goeree Overflakkee, one of the islands of the province of Zeeland.
Captain Klop, captain of the tugboat "The Rotterdam", who was on his way to a stranded boat "The Benvenuti", tried everything to rescue the crew of the "Amy of Whitby" but in vane. He watched a horrific spectacle of seeing them all die!
One of the crew members was brought ashore at Hellevoetssluis. I don't know who. If they found the others I don't know eather or what happened to them.
Because the "Amy" sunk on a very busy sea route it had to be removed.
For the first time they did this with ground torpedo's, it was done by 1st Luit. De Fremery from the Torpedo Regiment at Brielle. They were very curious what a torpedo would do to a sunken ship filled with coal.
This was done after 15Th of December 1880. Before that time they stationed another ship besides the "Amy" for safety reasons.
I will try to get more information, if possible, what happened to the crew of the "Amy of Whitby".
Greetings Dauro.
p.s. please look in your p.m.