The steamship struck a rock in the Menai Strait, grounded, refloated, collided with Prince Arthur (Flag unknown), then grounded again near the Menai Bridge without loss of life. She was refloated, repaired, and returned to service.
The schooner was wrecked on Shag Rock, off Cranberry Island, Maine. The captain and two of the crew got out a dory, which was struck by a sea, killing the captain and one of the men. The rest of the crew made it onto Shag Rock where they were doused by waves for 13 hours before being saved by a passing schooner.[21]
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Sixty fishing boats and 27 smacks were driven ashore on the coast of Iceland. Seventeen smacks were wrecked with much loss of life.[20]
The steamship struck rocks in the Strait of Magellan at San Isidro, Chile. Six of the passengers were taken off by Uarda (Germany) the following day and the rest were taken off by Neko (Flag unknown) on 23 September.[29]Cordillera was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Valparaíso, Chile.[30] She was abandoned as a total loss.[31]
The barque was run into by the steamshipWiltshire (United Kingdom) and sank in the English Channel 6 nautical miles (11 km) off Beachy Head, Sussex, United Kingdom with the loss of two of the eleven people on board. Survivors were rescued by Wiltshire. Santa Marguerite Ligure was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Antwerp, Belgium. The wreck was dispersed by explosives on 27 September as it was a hazard to shipping.[38][39]
The fishing lugger was run into by a British smack and was severely damaged the North Sea 130 nautical miles (240 km) off Yorkshire. She put in to Scarborough in a leaky condition on 1 October.[42]
The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Levuka, Fiji Islands to the Ba River. She was refloated and taken in to Ba, Fiji Islands in a leaky condition.[41]
The ship was lost on Port Jackson Head, Cook's Straight with the loss of fourteen of the 31 people on board. She was on a voyage from London to Wellington, New Zealand.[49][6]
The steamship was driven ashore near Key West. Her passengers were taken off. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[41]
The yacht sprang a leak and was beached near Knockadoon Head, County Cork. She was severely damaged and was abandoned as a total loss.[10]Œnone was refloated on 9 September and towed in to Youghal, County Cork.[14]
The ship was run down and sunk off the coast of Istria by the steamship Calabria (Italy) with the loss of one life. Survivors were rescued by Calabria.[2]
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