The ship sprang a leak in the
North Sea. Two crew from Ann Emma (United Kingdom) were put aboard to assist with pumping but this proved ineffectual. All on board were rescued by Ann Emma before she foundered. Bullfinch was on a voyage from the
River Tyne to
Hamburg.[10]
The ship was driven ashore in the
Hooghly River upstream of "Rhallafally", India. She was on a voyage from
Singapore,
Straits Settlements to Calcutta. She was later refloated and completed her voyage.[20]
The ship ran ashore on "Solos Island", at the mouth of the
River Plate. She floated off and sank. She was on a voyage from the
Clyde to the River Plate.[25]
The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the
North Sea off the coast of
Suffolk. She was on a voyage from
Seaham,
County Durham to
London. She was refloated and taken in to
Lowestoft, Suffolk in a leaky condition.[10]
The ship was destroyed by fire at
Port Chalmers, New Zealand, where it had arrived from
Gravesend,
Kent. All crew and passengers were saved, but the cargo was completely lost. According to sources at the time, the ship's captain had travelled from Port Chalmers to
Dunedin after the ship was docked along with several passengers, and in his absence the crew obtained grog and became rowdy, leading to the fire.[68]
The
steamship suffered a boiler explosion in the
River Tyne whilst racing
Louise Crawshay with the loss of one of her three crew. Survivors were rescued by Louise Crawshay.[93]
The ship foundered off the
Pescadore Islands. Her crew were rescued by Bantang Annaur (Flag unknown). Three passengers were rescued on 21 September by Brothers (United Kingdom). Chieftain was on a voyage from
Shanghai to
Amoy,
China.[97]
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at
Valletta,
Malta. She was on a voyage from
Berdyansk,
Russia to a British port. She was refloated on 3 September.[33]
The
sloop ran aground on the Dowsing Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from
Hartlepool,
County Durham to
King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was refloated and put in to
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a leaky condition the next day.[26]
The
barque ran aground on a reef 40 nautical miles (74 km) south of
Zanzibar. She was on a voyage from Zanzibar to
Salem, Massachusetts. She was refloated on 3 September by
HMS Clive (Royal Navy) and towed back to Zanzibar, where she was condemned.[116]
The ship was destroyed by fire in the
Indian Ocean before 8 August. Some survivors were rescued by the
schoonerTurquoise (French Navy), 64 crew were rescued by Vasco de Gama (flag unknown); 350
coolies were drowned.[58][122]
^Ingram, C. W. N., and Wheatley, P. O., (1936) Shipwrecks: New Zealand disasters 1795–1936. Dunedin, NZ: Dunedin Book Publishing Association. pp. 66-67.
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^"The Red Sea". The Times. No. 23412. London. 15 September 1859. col A, p. 9.
^"Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc. No. 3648. Liverpool. 24 October 1859.
^
ab"Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 10933. London. 29 August 1859. p. 7.
^
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^
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^"Marine Intelligence". The Newcastle Courant etc. No. 9638. Newcastle upon Tyne. 16 September 1859.
^"Local Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc. No. 3601. Liverpool. 31 August 1859.
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^
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ab"Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle. No. 28909. London. 6 September 1859.
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ab"Marine Intelligence". The Newcastle Courant etc. No. 9643. Newcastle upon Tyne. 21 October 1859.
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The ship sprang a leak in the
North Sea. Two crew from Ann Emma (United Kingdom) were put aboard to assist with pumping but this proved ineffectual. All on board were rescued by Ann Emma before she foundered. Bullfinch was on a voyage from the
River Tyne to
Hamburg.[10]
The ship was driven ashore in the
Hooghly River upstream of "Rhallafally", India. She was on a voyage from
Singapore,
Straits Settlements to Calcutta. She was later refloated and completed her voyage.[20]
The ship ran ashore on "Solos Island", at the mouth of the
River Plate. She floated off and sank. She was on a voyage from the
Clyde to the River Plate.[25]
The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the
North Sea off the coast of
Suffolk. She was on a voyage from
Seaham,
County Durham to
London. She was refloated and taken in to
Lowestoft, Suffolk in a leaky condition.[10]
The ship was destroyed by fire at
Port Chalmers, New Zealand, where it had arrived from
Gravesend,
Kent. All crew and passengers were saved, but the cargo was completely lost. According to sources at the time, the ship's captain had travelled from Port Chalmers to
Dunedin after the ship was docked along with several passengers, and in his absence the crew obtained grog and became rowdy, leading to the fire.[68]
The
steamship suffered a boiler explosion in the
River Tyne whilst racing
Louise Crawshay with the loss of one of her three crew. Survivors were rescued by Louise Crawshay.[93]
The ship foundered off the
Pescadore Islands. Her crew were rescued by Bantang Annaur (Flag unknown). Three passengers were rescued on 21 September by Brothers (United Kingdom). Chieftain was on a voyage from
Shanghai to
Amoy,
China.[97]
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at
Valletta,
Malta. She was on a voyage from
Berdyansk,
Russia to a British port. She was refloated on 3 September.[33]
The
sloop ran aground on the Dowsing Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from
Hartlepool,
County Durham to
King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was refloated and put in to
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a leaky condition the next day.[26]
The
barque ran aground on a reef 40 nautical miles (74 km) south of
Zanzibar. She was on a voyage from Zanzibar to
Salem, Massachusetts. She was refloated on 3 September by
HMS Clive (Royal Navy) and towed back to Zanzibar, where she was condemned.[116]
The ship was destroyed by fire in the
Indian Ocean before 8 August. Some survivors were rescued by the
schoonerTurquoise (French Navy), 64 crew were rescued by Vasco de Gama (flag unknown); 350
coolies were drowned.[58][122]
^Ingram, C. W. N., and Wheatley, P. O., (1936) Shipwrecks: New Zealand disasters 1795–1936. Dunedin, NZ: Dunedin Book Publishing Association. pp. 66-67.
^"Loss of the Northam". The Times. No. 23402. London. 3 September 1859. col F, p. 7.
^"The Red Sea". The Times. No. 23412. London. 15 September 1859. col A, p. 9.
^"Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc. No. 3648. Liverpool. 24 October 1859.
^
ab"Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 10933. London. 29 August 1859. p. 7.
^
ab"Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 10958. London. 27 September 1859. p. 7.
^
abcd"Shipping". The Morning Chronicle. No. 28902. London. 29 August 1859.
^"Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 6224. Glasgow. 30 August 1859.
^"Ship News". The Times. No. 23458. London. 8 November 1859. col F, p. 10.
^"Shipping Intelligence". Daily News. No. 4158. London. 10 September 1859.
^"Marine Intelligence". The Newcastle Courant etc. No. 9638. Newcastle upon Tyne. 16 September 1859.
^"Local Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc. No. 3601. Liverpool. 31 August 1859.
^"Gale at Liverpool - Wreck of an Irish Schooner, Disasters, &c". The Belfast News-Letter. No. 13479. Belfast. 1 September 1859.
^
abcd"Marine Intelligence". The Newcastle Courant etc. No. 9637. Newcastle upon Tyne. 9 September 1859.
^
abcd"Ship News". The Times. No. 23401. London. 2 September 1859. col D, p. 9.
^
ab"Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 10931. London. 26 August 1859. p. 7.
^"America". Birmingham Daily Post. No. 448. Birmingham. 29 August 1859.
^"Shipwreck". The Morning Post. No. 26737. London. 29 August 1859. p. 5.
^
ab"Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc. No. 3617. Liverpool. 19 September 1859.
^"Shipping". The Morning Chronicle. No. 28913. London. 10 September 1859.
^"Ship News". The Times. No. 23398. London. 30 August 1859. col E, p. 10.
^"Ship News". The Times. No. 23439. London. 17 October 1859. col D, p. 5.
^"Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 6171. Glasgow. 24 October 1859.
^
ab"Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle. No. 28909. London. 6 September 1859.
^
ab"Marine Intelligence". The Newcastle Courant etc. No. 9643. Newcastle upon Tyne. 21 October 1859.
^"Fearful Explosion on the Tyne". The Leeds Mercury. No. 6996. Leeds. 26 August 1859.
^"Collision and Loss of Life". Daily News. No. 4162. London. 15 September 1859.
^
ab"Shipping". The Morning Chronicle. No. 28093. London. 30 August 1859.
^"Cape of Good Hope". Daily News. No. 4224. London. 26 November 1859.
^
ab"Ship News". The Times. No. 23462. London. 12 November 1859. col F, p. 10.
^
ab"Ship News". The Times. No. 23454. London. 3 November 1859. col F, p. 10.
^
ab"Disasters at Sea". The Morning Post. No. 26794. London. 3 November 1859. p. 3.
^"Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 10935. London. 31 August 1859. p. 7.
^"Shipping Intelligence". The Aberdeen Journal. No. 5825. Aberdeen. 31 August 1859.
^Larn, Richard; Larn, Bridget (1997). Shipwreck Index of the British Isles. Volume 1, Section 1a – Lundy. London: Lloyds Register of Shipping.
ISBN0-900528-88-5.
^"Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 10980. London. 22 October 1859.
^"District News". The Bristol Mercury. No. 3624. Bristol. 3 September 1859.
^"Shipping". The Morning Chronicle. No. 28929. London. 29 September 1859.
^"Loss of a Schooner. - Carlisle, August 30". The Belfast News-Letter. No. 4150. Belfast. 1 September 1859.
^"Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc. No. 3630. Liverpool. 4 October 1859.
^"Preservation of Life from Shipwreck". Daily News. No. 4181. London. 7 October 1859.