The Wreck Files

Reports

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Casualty reports
DateVesselOfficial No.StampsLocalityCauseForm
23 Jun 1919Herbert Black · 3m. schooner95211FOREIGNTOTAL LOSSSTRANDINGAbout 1 mile N. W. of Nelsons buoy off Preston Eng.Driv[illegible] ashore in galeWreck Report
17 May 1919Brandon · Steamer207301FOREIGNSTRANDINGTown Cut Channel to St. Georges Harbor, BermudaShip did not answer helm and sheeredWreck Report
17 Jun 1919Willie L. Maxwell · Schr.81555FOREIGNTOTAL LOSSSTRANDINGOn the coast of the State of Rio Grande do Sul at or near Quintao, Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stress of weatherReport of Casualty
9 Jun 1919City of Savannah · Screw1148ATLANTICSTRANDINGTwo miles South of Barnegat Light houseIncorrect sounding.Report of Casualty
13 Sep 1919International No 1 · Barge167316PACIFICTOTAL LOSSSTRANDINGSmuglers Cove Santa Cruz Cal.So East Swell and So. EasterWreck Report
22 Jan 1919Janet Carruthers · 5 Masted. Wooden Sch
Needs review
138369PACIFICTOTAL LOSSSTRANDINGabout 2 miles N of Grays Harbor Bar, Wash.Caught on Lee shore. Hazy weather, 95 M force of wind.Wreck Report
10 Feb 1919Anna R. Heidritter · Sch.207312STRANDINGSea Adoratum flat Bermudaparting of anchor chainsReport of Casualty
17 Sep 1918Blackford · Steamship—AT SEATOTAL LOSSFOUNDERINGSTRANDINGLatitude 21°31'N Longitude 108°14'W.Uncontrollable Leaks & Disabled engines.Report of Casualty
4 Feb 1919Captain Collier · Motor Ship208473RIVERSSTRANDINGCaloosahatchee River, Red Mark Pt. Fla.Low tide & Channel poorly Marked.Report of Casualty
2 Nov 1918Lake Lemando216156FOREIGNSTRANDINGSully Beach. Barry Rds. Bristol Channel Wales.Vessel dragging anchor.Report of Casualty
20 Nov 1918CHACO · Str—FOREIGNATLANTICSTRANDINGSouthwestern point Island St. Croix (Sandy point) (Virgin Islands) (Virgin Islands) is handwritten over the answer area for item 24 and 25.Accidentally on a reef not indicated on the chart. According to chart said reef was at 12 fathoms while the vessel was stranded at 3.1/2 fathomsReport of Casualty
28 Dec 1918Tenadores · steam screw212655FOREIGNTOTAL LOSSSTRANDINGIle d'Yeu, 10 miles off coast of FranceRan aground in fog.Report of Casualty
28 Jun 1919Sir Thomas Shaughnessy · Str.203170LAKESSTRANDINGHead of Peche Is. abreast Windmill Point Detroit RiverPoor judgement on part of Mate who Resigned after accidentReport of Casualty
11 Feb 1919K. I. Luckenbach
Needs review
nameATLANTICSTRANDINGbetween Plymouth and Southamptonsteamer altered course without warningReport of Casualty
1 Nov 1918REMITTENT. · Gas. Sc.215652FOREIGNTOTAL LOSSSTRANDINGCape Gracios, British Honduras/Set ashore by unusually strong currents.Report of Casualty
30 Apr 1919Hesper · Ga. S.95830ATLANTICTOTAL LOSSSTRANDINGDelaware CapesCarried inshore by tideReport of Casualty
14 Sep 1918COLUMBIA · Gas.207566PACIFICTOTAL LOSSSTRANDINGSt Matthews Bay, AlaskaStriking rockReport of Casualty
26 Jun 1919J.T. Hutchinson · Steer
Needs review
77457LAKESSTRANDINGFox Island - Lake MichiganSmoke & fogReport of Casualty
27 Jun 1919Zapora · Steamer201817PACIFICSTRANDING1 1/2 to 1 3/4 mi. S.W. to S.W. 1/2 mile So. off Seal Rocks, off Cape Hinchinbrook, Prince Wm. Sound AlaskaUncharted rockReport of Casualty
16 Dec 1919Ann Scout
Needs review
163810PACIFICTOTAL LOSSSTRANDINGOne mile from Pillar PointStove bad weatherReport of Casualty
1918-12N P Co No 1 · Scow
Needs review
166791PACIFICTOTAL LOSSSTRANDINGWashington Bay Alaska [Wait, it's Washington Bay Alaska. I'll just put that.] Washington Bay Alaska [Crop 5 shows Washington Bay Alaska.]Heavy windReport of Casualty
13 Jun 1919Gogebic · Str
Needs review
85937LAKESSTRANDINGLake Superior Deadmans Rock Thunder Bay Ontario. Struck rock.account of fog drifted off course on account of tideReport of Casualty
26 Jul 1919Rebecca M. Wood. · Gs Sch.110727ATLANTICSTRANDINGEast side of Jones Inlet Bar Long Island N.Y.Mistook channel bouysWreck Report
28 Mar 1919AUGUSTINE · Tug204906ATLANTICSTRANDINGLewes, Delaware, inside BreakwaterDragged anchor in galeReport of Casualty
24 Jul 1919Mecoc · Steam Screw155401LAKESSTRANDINGNorth of B&O dock, toledoMisjudging distance off dockReport of Casualty