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		Vessel			Itinerary		Mortality			Details
Date	Location	Vessel	Type	Registry	Departing	Bound for	Lives lost	Survivors	Rate	Cause	Notes
1987-12-20	Tablas Strait near Marinduque	‣ Doña Paz ‣ Vector	‣ passenger ferry ‣ oil tanker			Manila	4,386	28	99.4%	collision resulting in fire and sinking
1948-12-04	Huangpu River 50 mi (80 km) south of Shanghai	SS Kiangya	passenger steamship				3,335 ±585	850	79.7%	struck a Japanese WW2 sea-mine
1917-12-06	Halifax Harbour}	‣ SS Mont-Blanc ‣ Imo			n/a	n/a	0 ~2000 (on land)	40	0.0%	wartime explosives ignited by collosion	Largest accidental explosion of conventional weapons to date.[4]
2002-09-26		Le Joola	ferry				≤1,800			overladen; capsized in rough seas
1865-04-27	Mississippi River near Memphis, Georgia	SS Sultana	steamboat				~1,800	600	75.0%	overladen; 3 boilers exploded	Geatest maritime disaster in U.S. history. Many victims were Union vetrens who had been injured or captured during the war.
1822-02-06	near Indonesia	Tek Sing	junk				~1,600			struck a reef
1912-04-15	North Atlantic	RMS Titanic	luxury steamliner		England	New York	1,532	706	68.5%	struck an iceberg	World's largest ship at the time; sunk on maiden voyage. The most famous shipwreck in modern history.
1707-10-22		‣ HMS Association ‣ HMS Eagle ‣ HMS Romney ‣ HMS Firebrand			Gibraltar	Portsmouth	1,700 ±300			struck a reef
1954-09-26	Tsugaru Strait	Toya Maru	passenger ferry				~1,153			Typhoon Marie
1914-05-29	Saint Lawrence River	RMS Empress of Ireland					1,012	465	68.5%	collided with SS Storstad
2006-02-03	Red Sea	Al Salam Boccaccio 98	ro-ro passenger ferry		Duba	Safaga	1,020	388	72.4%
1904-06-15	East River (New York)	SS General Slocum					1,000			fire	New York City's deadliest event until the September 11 attacks.[13]
1912-09-22	Pacific Ocean	SS Kiche Maru					>1,000			typhoon
1921-03-03	Lamock Island near Swatow, China	Hong Moh					~1,000	100	90.9%	struck the White Rocks of Lamock Island
1927-09-16	near Kurile Islands	Wusung	steamship			Kamchatka	900
1994-09-28	Baltic Sea	MS Estonia					852	137	86.1%	rough seas; faulty bow visor door
1915-07-24	moored on Chicago River	SS Eastland					845			capsized when passenger load shifted
1917-07-09	Scapa Flow	HMS Vanguard					843	2	99.8%	explosion in gun-turret magazines
1996-05-21		MV Bukoba					~800			overladen
1782-08-29	moored at Portsmouth	HMS Royal George					>800			capsized while undergoing repairs	Numerous visitors were onboard; 300 women and 60 children were among the dead.
1914-11-26	moored at Kethole Reach, 4 mi west of Sheerness, on the River Medwayestuary	HMS Bulwark					738	12	98.4%	explosion
1902-05-06	Irrawaddy Delta along the Bay of Bengal	SS Camorta			Madras	Rangoon	737	0	100.0%	cyclone
2008-06-21	near San Fernando, Romblon	MV Princess of the Stars	ferry				690	57	92.4%	Typhoon Fengshen
1904-06-28	St. Helen's Reef near Rockall	SS Norge					635	160	79.9%	ran aground	Survivors spent up to 8 days in open lifeboats before rescue.
1947-07-17	10 miles from Mumbai	Ramdas					625			capsized	The disaster only became known as survivors swam ashore.
1955-10-29	moored at Sevastopol Bay	Novorossiysk					608			explosion
1986-05-27	Meghna River in southern Barisa, Bangladesh	Shamia	ferry				~600			capsized during storm
1878-09-03	off Tripcock Point	SS Princess Alice				Gravesend	~600			collided with the Bywell Castle	Broke in two and sank within 4 minutes.
1947-04-16	Texas City, Texas	SS Grandcamp					581 +28 firefighters	0	100.0%	explosion while loading ammunition	Around around 5,000 were injured in the " Texas City Disaster".
1810-12-01	Texel	HMS Minotaur					570
1898-07-04	off Sable Island, Nova Scotia	SS La Bourgogne	passenter steamer				565	165	77.4%	collided with the Cromartyshire in heavy fog
1891-03-17	entry to Bay of Gibraltar	SS Utopia					564 +2 rescuers from HMS Immortalité	318	63.9%	collided with HMS Anson trying to enter bay
1873-04-01	off the coast of Nova Scotia	RMS Atlantic					535			ran aground on rocks	During the ship's 19th voyage.
1890-09-18	off Kushimoto, Japan	Ertugrul					533			struck a reef during a typhoon	Admiral Ali Osman Pasha was among those killed.
1993-02-16		Ferry Neptune					600 ±100				[16][17][18]
1694-03-01	off Gibraltar	HMS Sussex					498	2	99.6%	severe storm
1919-09-01	Gulf of Mexico, 45 mi (72 km) west of Key West	SS Valbanera					488	0	100.0%	hurricane
1870-09-07	Atlantic Ocean	HMS Captain					~480	18	96.4%	capsized in high winds
1874-11-17	south of the Cape of Good Hope	Cospatrick			Gravesend	Auckland	469	3	99.4%	caught fire
1991-12-17		Salem Express			Jeddah	Safaga	≥470	130	78.3%	struck a reef	Overcrowded with unlisted passengers returning from pilgrimage to Mecca. Wreckage is a popular scuba dive destination.
2002-05-03	Meghna River south of Dhaka, Bangladesh	MV Salahuddin-2	ferry				>450
1916-03-05	near isle of Sao Sebastiao, Brazil	Príncipe de Asturias					≥445	113	79.7%
1857-09-09	off the Carolinas	SS Central America					~425	153	73.5%	hurricane
1986-08-31	near the port of Novorossiysk	SS Admiral Nakhimov					423	811	34.3%	collided with cargoship Pyotr Vasyovin Tsemes Bay
2003-07-08	Meghna River near Chandpur	MV Nasrin-1	passenger ferry				>400			capsized
1895-03-09		Reina Regente	cruiser				420	0	100.0%	storm
1904-11-15		Prinses Sophia Albertina					419			heavy weather
1845-08-04	south-west of King Island,Tasmania	Cataraqui	emmigrant ship			Australia	400			struck a reef	Australia's worst maritime civil disaster.
1860-09-08	Lake Michigan	Lady Elgin					~400			collided with schooner Augusta of Oswego
1801-03-16	off Norfolk	HMS Invincible					>400	196	67.1%	ran aground after storm damage
1854-01-21	off Lambay Island in Dublin Bay	RMS Tayleur	clipper ship				380	272	58.3%	ran aground	Sank during maiden voyage.
1878-03-24		HMS Eurydice	training ship				376	2	99.5%	caught in heavy snow storm	A training ship. Many died of exposure in the freezing waters.
1815-05-30	coast of South Africa	Arniston	East Indiaman				372	6	98.4%	wrecked during storm
1893-06-22	off Tripoli	HMS Victoria					358	357	50.1%	collided with HMS Camperdown during fleet excersizes	Known as " Admiral Tryon's blunder" as he ordered two parallel lines of ships to turn toward each other.
2001-10-19		SIEV X					353	47	88.3%		Carryied assylum-seekers. Australia criticized for waiting 3 days to offer rescue.
1806-10-20	the Esquirques in the Strait of Sicily	HMS Athenienne					347	143	70.8%	struck a reef
1918-10-25		SS Princess Sophia					343	0	100.0%	ran aground and sank two days later	Rescue ships were unable to assist due to continuing foul weather. Only survivor was a pet dog.
1875-05-07	Isles of Scilly	SS Schiller					355			ran aground on n Retarrier Ledges
1895-01-30	North Sea	SS Elbe					334	20	94.4%	collided with steamship Crathie	Only 1 lifeboat of survivors was recovered.
1904-05-14		Yoshino	cruiser				319	19	94.4%	collision
2012-02-02	Solomon Sea	MV Rabaul Queen					321			capsized in rough seas
1927-10-25	off Brazil	SS Principessa Mafalda	oceanliner				314	951	24.8%	fractured propeller shaft damaged hull	Ship sank slowly in the presence of rescue vessels, but panic among crew and passengers proved disasterous
1905-03-25		Liberté	battleship				300			explosion of ammunition stores
1875-11-04	off Cape Flattery, Washington	SS Pacific					298	2	99.3%	collided with SS Orpheus	Both ships continued underway after the collision, which the Orpheus' captain claimed not to have even noticed.
1873-01-22	2–3 miles off Dungeness	Northfleet					293			hit by steamship Murillo while moored	Murillo sped off into the darkness after the collision, and many died in the ensuing panic.
1854-11-13	Deal Beach in New Jersey	New Era					284	143	66.5%	ran aground during storm
1866-10-06	180 miles east of Tybee Island, GA	Evening Star					283	17	94.3%	hurricane	Ship contained insufficient lifevests and only enough lifeboats for 60 people. One group of suvivors drifted for days until reaching Amelia Island, FL.
1898-02-15	Havana harbor	USS Maine					274	100	73.3%	explosion of magazine	This unexplained explosion precipitated the Spanish-American War.
1958-03-01	Gulf of İzmit	SS Üsküdar	passenger ferry				272	39	87.5%	heavy lodos weather
1904-12-03	Vlieland	HMS Lutine					269			heavy weather	Was carrying a large cargo of gold, the majority of which remains unsalvaged.
1904-09-30		Vliegend Hert	VOC ship				256			heavy weather
1913-11-7 to 11-10		(12 seperate ships)					255			cyclonic blizzard	An additional 7 ships were irreperably damaged; 19 others that had been stranded were later salvaged.
1854-04-16	off New Jersey	Powhatan					281 ±30	0	100.0%	severe storm
1988-10-24		MV Doña Marilyn					258			Typhoon Unsang
1858-06-13	near Ship Island just below Memphis	Pennsylvania					>250	450	35.7%	boiler explosion	Some blamed the ship's engineer for leaving the boiler room for the company of some women. Mark Twain's younger brother Henry Clemens was among the victims. Diana and Imperial were among the rescue ships.
1847-12-20	Sorelle Rocks near Malta	HMS Avenger			Gibraltar	Malta	242	8	96.8%	ran aground on Sorelle Rocks
1904-11-15	Texel	Negotie	VOC ship				238			heavy weather
1863-04-27	north of Cape Race	SS Anglo Saxon					237			ran aground
1835-05-13	near King Island, Tasmania	Neva –	convict ship		Cork	Sydney	224			struck a reef	Most of the dead were women and children.
1909-07-27	off Durban	SS Waratah	500 ft (150 m) steamer		Australia	London	211	0	100.0%	unknown	Disappearance of the ship remains unexplained.
1919-01-01	just off the island of Lewis	Iolaire	Admiralty yacht				≥205	75	73.2%	ran aground on rocks	Carrying soldiers coming home from World War I.
1921-05-10	Ob River	Sovnarkom					313 ±87			collided with Novosibirsk railway bridge
1906-01-21		Aquidabã	ironclad warship				212			explosion of power magazines	Sank within 3 minutes.
2011-09-10	off Zanzibar	MV Spice Islander I	passenger ferry				≥200	600	25.0%
1966-12-08	Aegean Sea	SS Heraklion	RO-RO car ferry		Souda	Piraeus	>200	47	81.0%	unsecured vehicle broke through loading door, flooding ship
1852-08-20	off Long Point on Lake Erie	SS Atlantic					175 ±25	325	35.0%	collided with steamer Ogdensburg
1987-03-06	just outside Zeebrugge harbor	MS Herald of Free Enterprise	car ferry				193	346	35.8%	car-deck doors accidentally left open, flooding ship
1898-11-26		SS Portland	steamship		Boston	Portland	192			massive storm (" The Portland Gale")
1881-05-24	Thames River in Ontario	Victoria	double-decked sternwheeler				182			capsized
1914-03-31	vicinity of Cape Pine (?)	SS Southern Cross					173	0	100.0%	storm
1918-02-23	at Horn Head Point near Cappahayden	SS Florizel					173			struck a reef
1955-05-11	Seto Inland Sea	Shiun Maru					168			collided with sister ship Uko Maru in dense fog
1905-01-26		Madagascar	full-rigged ship		Melbourne	London	~160			unknown
1905-06-12		MS Scandinavian Star			Norway	Denmark	157			caught fire
1998-09-18	Fortune Island in Batangas	MV Princess of the Orient			Manila	Cebu	~150	238	38.7%	Typhoon Vicky	Suvivors floated for 12 hours before rescue
1907-02-12	off Block Island, Rhode Island	SS Larchmont	paddlewheel steamship				175 ±25	50	77.8%	collided with schooner Harry Knowlton
2000-09-26	near isle of Paros	MS Express Samina	RO-RO ferry				143
1994-12-02	Manilla Bay	MV Cebu City	ferry				140			collided with freighter Kota Suria
1991-04-10	Livorno harbor	Moby Prince	ferry				140			collided with oil-tanker Agip Abruzzo and caught fire
1894-10-29	Great Barrier Island	SS Wairarapa	steamship				~140	90	60.9%	ran into island in heavy fog	Traveling at nearly full speed in the thick fog.
1949-09-16		SS Noronic					129 ±10			caught in fire while dockside	Most died from burns or suffocation; some from being trampled or leaping from upper decks onto pier; only 1 drowned
1912-03-20	off Western Australia	SS Koombana	coastal steamship				~138	0	100.0%	cyclone	No trace was ever found except some floating wreckage.
1934-09-08		SS Morro Castle			Havana	New York	137	412	25.0%	fire	Subsequently beached near Asbury Park and remained there for months until eventually towed away for scrap.
1929-09-07	Lake Näsijärvi near Tampere	SS Kuru	steamship				137 ±1			capsized in high winds
1906-01-22	near Pachena Point	SS Valencia					149 ±32	37	80.1%	struck a reef	Official death toll was 136 persons but others estimate higher or lower. Every woman and child onboard was killed.
1983-06-05		Aleksandr Suvorov					177			struck a girder of the Ulyanovsk bridge	The ship remained afloat and was supsequently restored. It remains in use today.
1950-08-13	Daugava	Majakovskis					147
1890-02-28	coast of Far North Queensland	RMS Quetta	India Line merchant ship		Great Brittain	the Far East	134	158	45.9%	wrecked on coast
1953-01-31	the North Channel	MV Princess Victoria					133			severe storm	Deadliest maritime disaster in UK waters since World War II.
1905-07-04	Meghna River in Bangladesh	MV Shariatpur 1	double deck ferry				≥116			collided with cargoship
2011-07-10	Kuybyshev Reservoir of the Volga River near Syukeyevo	Bulgaria	River cruise ship		Bolgar	Kazan	112	89	55.7%	storm	Deadliest Russian maritime disaster since 1986.
1780-10-31		HMS Ontario			Fort Niagra	Oswego	~130			storm	Included up to 30 American POWs. News of the sinking kept quiet for a number of years to hide the military loss.
1963-12-22	Atlantic Ocean	TSMS Lakonia					128			fire	Most died from exposure, drowning, and injuries sustained while diving overboard.
1883-07-03	shipyard of Govan, Scotland	SS Daphne					160 ±35	70	69.6%	capsized	Capsized and sank moments after naming and launching. Had work crew aboard to continue fitting out the ship. Many casualties were young boys.
1901-02-21	entrance to San Francisco Bay	SS City of Rio de Janeiro	passenger ship		Hong Kong		>135			struck a reef
1963-04-10	220 miles east of Boston	USS Thresher	nuclear submarine				129			accident during deep-diving tests
1892-10-10	off [Formosa]]	SS Bokhara	steamship				125			typhoon
1905-03-19		SS Hilda	steamship				125
1905-01-30	entrance to Sydney Harbour	Dunbar					121
1905-03-25	off Cape Bowling Green	SS Yongala	steamship				122	0	100.0%	cyclone
1904-12-01	Shannon Estuary just off County Clare	La Vipere	frigate				120			capsized	Previously captured from the French.
1898-10-14	off Cornwall	SS Mohegan	steamship				106	40	72.6%	struck a reef	Survivors rescued by shore-based lifeboats.
1905-02-17	off north Queensland	SS Gothenburg	steamship				105 ±7	22	82.7%	struck the Barrier Reef during a cyclone
January 1884	off Massachusettes	SS City of Columbus	passenger steamship				100	29	77.5%	ran aground	Survivors rescued by land-based rowboats and a revenue cutter.
1939-06-01		HMS Thetis	T-class submarine				99			accidentally opened both doors of torpedo tube simultaniously while submerged	Casualties including shipyard workers onboard for sea trials. Raised and refitted as HMS Thunderbolt; later sunk by Italian A/S forces.
1968-05-22	460 miles SW of the Azores	USS Scorpion	nuclear submarine				99			internal explosion
1933-07-09	near Yaroslavl	The Fourth disaster					≥98
1850-11-19	off Kilkee	Edmond	passenger sail				98			driven ashore by storm and broke apart
1877-11-23	near Nags Head	USS Huron				Cuba	98			wrecked in heavy weather	On scientific cruise. After wrecking, crew worked to free the ship for a time before it capsized.
1959-01-30		Hans Hedtoft	liner		Greenland		95	0	100.0%	struck an iceberg	On its maiden voyage; was said to be "unsinkable" due to its strong design.
1989-11-03	Gulf of Thailand	DS Seacrest	drill ship				91	6	93.8%	Typhoon Gay
1905-05-18		SS Yarmouth Castle	steamship				90			fire	Prompted new laws regarding safety at sea.
1837-10-07	near Cape Hatteras	SS Home				Charleston	90			hit a storm after sustaining hull damage	Captain was unaware of extent of hull damage after striking sanbar, and proceeded onward into the 1837 Racer's Storm; ripped to pieces after pulling aground to weather storm.
1914-10-30	Saltwick, south of Whitby	SS Rohilla					85	144	37.1%	struck a reef ( Whitby Rock)
1878-01-31	off North Carolina	Metropolis	wooden steamship				85
1982-02-15	267 kilometres (166 mi) east of St. John's, Newfoundland	Ocean Ranger	semisubmersible drilling unit				84	0	100.0%
1964-02-10	off Jervis Bay, New South Wales	HMAS Voyager					82	232	26.1%	rammed by carrier HMAS Melbourne during excersizes	Deadliest peacetime incident in Australian military history.
1813-02-11	off Bruckless Bay, Donegal	200 separate vessels	currachs				>80			capsized during sudden storm	The fragile boats were following a shoal of herring out to sea.
1880-10-15	Lake Michigan	Alpena	sidewheel steamer				~80			the Big Blow storm
1899-03-30		Stella	passenger ferry				78	112	41.1%	struck a reef
1976-10-20	Mississippi River	MV George Prince	car ferry				78	18	81.3%	collided with tanker SS Frosta
1909-02-12	entry to Wellington Harbour	SS Penguin	interisland ferry				75	30	71.4%	struck a rock, and exploded when water entered boiler room
1951-04-16	English Channel	HMS Affray–	Amphibian-class submarine				75			unknown	Disappeared on during a training exercise. The last Royal Navy submarine to be lost at sea.
1969-06-03		USS Frank E. Evans					74	199	27.1%	collided with carrier HMAS Melbourne during excersizes	Occured during join US-Australian Sea Spirit excersize. Handling of the subsequent inquiry hurt relations between the two countries.
1893-02-11		SS Naronic			Liverpool	New York	74	0	100.0%	unknown	The ship's fate is a mystery that remains unsolved to this day.
1972-05-11	Rio de la Plata	STV Royston Grange	cargo liner				72	0	100.0%	collided with tanker Tien Chee and caught fire
1925-11-12	English Channel	HMS M1	submarine				69	0	100.0%	collided with SS Vidar while submerged
1901-09-18	near Cromer	HMS Cobra	turbine-powered destroyer				67	12	84.8%	broke her bank and sank
1950-01-12	Thames Estuary	HMS Truculent	T-class submarine				64			collided with tanker Divina	Most died of exposure in the icey waters.
1921-01-20		HMS K5	K-class submarine			Bay of Biscay	57	0	100.0%		Was en route to a mock battle in the Bay of Biscay.
1844-10-23	Ohio River, ~4 miles below New Albany	Lucy Walker	sidewheel steamer		Louisville	New Orleans	75 ±25	50	60.0%	three boilers exploded	May have been racing another vehicle, overworking her engines.
1903-01-09		Clallam	steamboat				56	0	100.0%	storm
1925-08-18	off Newport, Rhode Island	SS Mackinac					55	600	8.4%	boiler explosion	Most deaths from burns and smoke/steam inhalation; no deaths from drowning. Many boats came to the rescue and ship remained afloat. Skipper was Captain George W. McVey, who had also been captain of the SS Larchmont 17 years earlier at the time of her disaster less than 20 miles. [www3.gendisasters.com]
1993-01-14	Baltic Sea off Cape Arcona	MS Jan Heweliusz	RORO ferry		Swinoujscie	Ystad	55	64	46.2%	capsized and sank
2012-12-18		(unnamed vessel)			Somalia	Yemen	55	5	91.7%		Carrying migrant workers.
1905-05-21	mouth of Wellington Harbour	TEV Wahine	interisland ferry				53	680	7.2%	capsized during cyclone
1956-07-25	off Nantucket	SS Andrea Doria					46	1660	2.7%	collided with MS Stockholm	Among the most famous maritime disasters; generated great interest in the media, and numerous lawsuits.
1906-11-18		Dix					45			collision
1905-03-16	north of New Zealand	SS Elingamite					45				Carrying large amount of gold; now a favorite site for adventerous divers.
1980-09-09	south of Japan	MV Derbyshire					44	0	100.0%	Typhoon Orchid	The largest UK ship ever lost at sea (91,655 gross tons).
1901-08-15	Lynn Canal south of Juneau	SS Islander					40			struck an iceberg in narrow canal
2012-10-01	off Yung Shue Wan	Lamma IV	passenger ferry				39			collided with passenger ship	En route for firework display of National Day. Many of the victims were employees of Hongkong Electric Company and their relatives. Deadliest maritime disaster in Hong Kong since 1971.
1911-03-24		Sechelt					37			unknown	Sank under mysterious circumstances.
1958-11-18	Lake Michigan	Carl D. Bradley					33			storm
2009-06-30	10 nmi off Doha	MV Demas Victory	supply steamer				30			capsized in rough seas
1963-07-20	St Lawrence River	MV Tritonica	ore carrier		Havre St-Pierre	Sorel	33			collided with cargoship Roonagh Head in thick fog	Carrying some 18,000 tons of ilmenite; sinking was so sudden that all navigation crew remained stuck in wheelhouse. A third vessel (Conde de Fontamar) collided with the wreckage but managed to rescue 7 survivors.
1905-06-20		S/V Fantome	windjammer			Belize City	31			Hurricane Mitch
2012-01-01	off Isola del Giglio	Costa Concordia					≥30			ran aground
1975-11-10	Lake Superior	SS Edmund Fitzgerald					29	0	100.0%	sank without warning during gale
1905-04-03	Whitefish Bay	Superior City					29			collided with Willis L. King	Boiler exploded during sinking.
1966-11-29	Lake Huron	SS Daniel J. Morrell	lake freighter				28	1	96.6%	broke apart during storm
1908-04-25	off Isle of Wight	HMS Gladiator					27			collided with SS Saint Paul
1951-10-28 to 10-29	vicinity of Kilkee, Co. Clare	Inishtrahull			Glasgow	Limerick	26			unknown	Transporting a consignment of coal. Only confirmed to have sunk when brass plate marked "Glasgow" was recovered by coastguards.
1951-10-29		Morania					19			collided with steamer Penobscott during tug	Carrying 800,000 US gallons of gasoline; collision caused explosion, and fires burned for days.
1886-01-30	Farrihy Bay	Fulmar	cargo ship		Troon	Limerick	17	0	100.0%	wrecked during storm
1836-01-30	near Kilkee, Co. Clare	Intrinsic	cargo ship		Liverpool	New Orleans	17	0	100.0%	wrecked against cliffs during storm
1905-02-22		SS Jeddah				MalaysiaPenang	11			abandoned by crew	May have inspired Joseph Conrad's novel Lord Jim.
1914-04-05		Charles K. Buckley	lumber schooner				7	1	87.5%	destroyed by high winds
1905-02-25	London, Ontario	Princess Louise	double decked sidewheller				7			swept over Waterworks Dam during London Flood
1991-10-01		Andrea Gail					6	0	100.0%	sank during the " Perfect Storm""	Inspiration for ' The Perfect Storm
1910-11-26		Finance	off Sandy Hook			Colón	4			rammed by White Star freighter Georgic
1899-08-25	Thames River in Ontario	Thames								torched and scuttled by mob
1856-11-07	"Oyster Bank" in Newcastle	Eleanor Lancaster			Newcastle	Melbourne	0	15	0.0%	wrecked during gale	Carrying 640 tons of coal; under the command of Captain James McLean. All crew rescued by "Mr. Skelton" who rowed out to 3 times from the shore. Described in the anonymous 19th century poem The Perilous Gate.

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