The steamships collided at Hull, Yorkshire and were both severely damaged. They both put in to Hull. Annie was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord, France to Goole, Yorkshire. Don was on a voyage from Hull to London.[1]
The steamships collided in the Danube. Spearman was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Sulina to Galaţi, Romania. Yourri sank with the loss of three lives. She was on a voyage from "Sistori" to Odessa.[14]
The fishing smack was run down and sunk while anchored off the Maplin Sands, off the coast of Essex, by the steamship John Johnasson (United Kingdom).[5][17]
The barque departed from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire for Buenos Aires, Argentina. She subsequently foundered in the Boston Deeps with the loss of all sixteen crew. Wreckage from the ship washed up on the Norfolk coast.[19]
The steamship was sighted off Point Lynas, Anglesey whilst on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Barcelona, Spain. No further trace, presumed foundered off the English coast the following day with the loss of all hands.[23]
The steamshipStanton was run into by the steamship Ipswich and sank at Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands with the loss of two of her crew. Ipswich was severely damaged. She put back to Antwerp, Belgium.[27]
The schooner ran aground in a snowstorm off Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The vessel slid off and sank in four fathoms (24 ft; 7.3 m) of water four hours later. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Lizzie A. Robbey (United States).[29]
The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked on Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from a Baltic port to Antwerp, Belgium.[27]
The steamshipCreaden collided with the full-rigged shipGarston at Cardiff and both ran ashore. Garson was then run into by the barqueChristopher Columbus before she was refloated. Christopher Columbus was on a voyage from Cardiff to Genoa. She was severely damaged and put back to Cardiff for repairs.[30][31]
The ships ran aground on the Perils Bank and then collided with each other. Crystal Palace was on a voyage from Charlestown, Cornwall to Runcorn, Cheshire. Emma Grace was on a voyage from Fowey, Cornwall to Runcorn.[43]
The barque ran aground on the Leman Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Saint Croix. She was refloated and put in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom in a leaky condition.[43]
The barque ran aground on a reef off the coast of Cuba. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Queenstown, County Cork. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[46]
The ship ran aground at New York City. She was on a voyage from New York City to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was refloated and put back to New York City in a leaky condition.[11]
The ship struck a sunken rock and sank at Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Marseille.[15]
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