The Brilliant Star was a 80 ton Mersey flat built in 1878. On 7 December 1913, the flat was lightering a cargo of iron ore when it was in collision with the Chester registered schooner Viola. The Brilliant Star subsequently foundered in the Mostyn Deeps.
Report from the Flintshire Observer:
Severe winds, up to hurricane strength, caused much damage. Here is a
report of damage to local shipping:
DISASTERS IN MOSTYN DEEPS. The effect of
the storm was severely felt in the Mostyn Deeps and though the shelter and
anchorage is considered good, the shipping stationed there at the time of the
hurricane was in difficulty. The Brilliant Star, of Liverpool, a flat, laden
with ore for Mostyn Ironworks, collided with the schooner Viola, of Chester,
and sank. The men were rescued and taken on board one of the steamers lying at
anchor. The Viola sustained damage, but not to any serious extent, and
afterwards sailed into Mostyn Dock. On Monday the Penrhyn, of Liverpool,
belonging to the Liverpool Literage Company, arrived with a diver, to examine
the sunken flat, with the view of raising it. The Brilliant Star lies nearly
twenty fathoms deep.
Another Liverpool flat, the Guiding Star, also laden
with ore for Mostyn, slipped its moorings, drifted towards Hilbre and got on
the banks.
The Isabella, a schooner of Barrow, dragged her anchors and got
on Salisbury Bank. Later, the schooner got off, and on Saturday was riding
safely. In all the foregoing cases the crews were safe.