The
steamship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Arabian coast at "Neshto". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Bombay,
India to
Port Said,
Egypt.[16][17]
The
steamshipRivoli was run into by the steamship Palermo and sank off
Ouessant,
Finistère, France with the loss of five of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Palermo. Rivoli was on a voyage from
Bilbao, Spain to
Middlesbrough,
Yorkshire. Palermo was severely damaged. She put in to
Falmouth, Cornwall the next day waterlogged at the bow.[33][34]
The
steamship ran aground during a dense fog, 15 nautical miles (28 km) north of
Cape St Vincent, Portugal. Her 26 crew abandoned ship. They were rescued the next day by Gelert (United Kingdom).[36][37]
The
steamship ran aground in the
Danube 35 nautical miles (65 km) from its mouth.[35] She was refloated the next day and taken in to
Galaţi,
Romania.[32]
Whilst under tow of the
tugRecovery (United Kingdom), the
steamshipWoodburn was run into by the
ocean linerSaint-Germain. Woodburn was cut in two and sank in the
English Channel 45 nautical miles (83 km) south west of
Plymouth,
Devon with the loss of twenty of the 31 people on board. Survivors were rescued by St Germain. Woodburn had been on a voyage from
Bombay to
London, but had put in to
Lisbon, Portugal due to a defect in her propeller shaft. She was being towed to London by Recovery. Saint-Germain was on a voyage from
Havre de Grâce,
Seine-Inférieure to
New York, United States. She became waterlogged at the bow and was towed in to Plymouth by the tug Perseverance (United Kingdom). It was decided that temporary repairs would be made there before Saint-Germain returned to a French port for permanent repairs.[38][34]
1883 eruption of Krakatoa: The
cargo-liner was stranded while in port at
Tanjung Priok, Netherland East Indies by a tsunami of less than 6.6 feet (2 m) in height. She was refloated and returned to service.[42][43]
An excursion
steamship suffered a
boiler explosion on the
Hudson River and sank. The loss of life is unknown, although most of the several hundred on board were saved.[48]
The
brigantine was driven ashore at
Korsør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from
Leith,
Lothian, United Kingdom to Korsør. She was refloated and taken in to Korsør.[20]
The
steamships ran aground on the Portuguese coast over a fortnight, due to thick fogs.[63][64] One came ashore north of
Cape St. Vincent before 5 August.[65] The other came ashore south of
Ericeira.[32]
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The
steamship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Arabian coast at "Neshto". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Bombay,
India to
Port Said,
Egypt.[16][17]
The
steamshipRivoli was run into by the steamship Palermo and sank off
Ouessant,
Finistère, France with the loss of five of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Palermo. Rivoli was on a voyage from
Bilbao, Spain to
Middlesbrough,
Yorkshire. Palermo was severely damaged. She put in to
Falmouth, Cornwall the next day waterlogged at the bow.[33][34]
The
steamship ran aground during a dense fog, 15 nautical miles (28 km) north of
Cape St Vincent, Portugal. Her 26 crew abandoned ship. They were rescued the next day by Gelert (United Kingdom).[36][37]
The
steamship ran aground in the
Danube 35 nautical miles (65 km) from its mouth.[35] She was refloated the next day and taken in to
Galaţi,
Romania.[32]
Whilst under tow of the
tugRecovery (United Kingdom), the
steamshipWoodburn was run into by the
ocean linerSaint-Germain. Woodburn was cut in two and sank in the
English Channel 45 nautical miles (83 km) south west of
Plymouth,
Devon with the loss of twenty of the 31 people on board. Survivors were rescued by St Germain. Woodburn had been on a voyage from
Bombay to
London, but had put in to
Lisbon, Portugal due to a defect in her propeller shaft. She was being towed to London by Recovery. Saint-Germain was on a voyage from
Havre de Grâce,
Seine-Inférieure to
New York, United States. She became waterlogged at the bow and was towed in to Plymouth by the tug Perseverance (United Kingdom). It was decided that temporary repairs would be made there before Saint-Germain returned to a French port for permanent repairs.[38][34]
1883 eruption of Krakatoa: The
cargo-liner was stranded while in port at
Tanjung Priok, Netherland East Indies by a tsunami of less than 6.6 feet (2 m) in height. She was refloated and returned to service.[42][43]
An excursion
steamship suffered a
boiler explosion on the
Hudson River and sank. The loss of life is unknown, although most of the several hundred on board were saved.[48]
The
brigantine was driven ashore at
Korsør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from
Leith,
Lothian, United Kingdom to Korsør. She was refloated and taken in to Korsør.[20]
The
steamships ran aground on the Portuguese coast over a fortnight, due to thick fogs.[63][64] One came ashore north of
Cape St. Vincent before 5 August.[65] The other came ashore south of
Ericeira.[32]
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^"Our Ships and our Sailors". The Cornishman. No. 289. 24 January 1884. p. 5.
^"Shipwrecks". Pitcairn Islands Philatelic Bureau. Government of the Pitcairn Islands. 22 June 1994. Retrieved 21 September 2019. 23 August 1883 ... the Pitcairners found a boat belonging to the barque Oregon bound from Oregon to Chile which had struck the reefs of Oeno.
^"A Government Steamer Sunk". The Cornishman. No. 268. 30 August 1883. p. 7.
^"Collision In The Thames". The Times. No. 30908. London. 25 August 1883. col A, p. 8.
^"Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. No. 30929. London. 19 September 1883. col A, p. 6.
^"Naval And Military Intelligence". The Times. No. 30909. London. 27 August 1883. col A, p. 5.
^
ab"Disasters At Sea". The Times. No. 30933. London. 24 September 1883. col F, p. 7.
^
abcdefgh"Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30912. London. 30 August 1883. col D, p. 8.
^"Collision At Sea And Loss Of Life". The Cornishman. No. 268. 30 August 1883. p. 4.
^
abcd"Disasters At Sea". The Times. No. 30909. London. 27 August 1883. col D-E, p. 4.
^
abcdefghi"Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30910. London. 28 August 1883. col F, p. 11.
^"A Shipwrecked Crew Landed At Falmouth". The Cornishman. No. 269. 6 September 1883. p. 7.
^"Disasters At Sea". The Times. No. 30915. London. 3 September 1883. col E-F, p. 4.
^"A Disastrous Collision". The Cornishman. No. 268. 30 August 1883. p. 7.