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Sank off Cape Horn. Probably the biggest single-incident maritime loss of life in the history of Chile. Olympian United States: 1906 A steamboat that was wrecked at Possession Bay while under tow. Oriflamme Spain: 1770
San Telmo (Spanish ship) - Damaged by severe weather in the Drake Passage, south of Cape Horn, it sank in September. The 644 officers, soldiers and seamen lost on board San Telmo were the first known people to die in Antarctica. 644 1878 United Kingdom
List of shipwrecks: 10 January 1765 Ship State Description La Purísima Concepción Spanish Navy: The frigate was wrecked north of Cape Horn, Viceroyalty of Peru. Most of her 139 crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru. [1] [2] William & Mary Great Britain: The ship was lost in Mount's Bay with some loss of life.
Cape Horn and Other Stories From the End of the World, by Francisco Coloane. Latin American Literary Review Press, 2003. ISBN 978-1-891270-17-8; Gipsy Moth Circles the World, Sir Francis Chichester; International Marine, 2001. ISBN 978-0-07-136449-2; Haul Away! Teambuilding Lessons from a Voyage around Cape Horn, by Rob Duncan. Authorhouse, 2005.
The delays of the voyage were most keenly felt when the squadron rounded Cape Horn. Weather conditions were atrocious; high sea states and contrary winds meant that progress west was very slow. Added to this was the deteriorating health of Wager ' s crew: the ongoing scurvy outbreak meant few able-bodied seamen were available to work the ship ...
The clipper struck a sperm whale off Cape Horn, Cape Colony and was damaged. Holder Borean United States: The ship was wrecked in the Pacific Ocean. [10] Hoop van Capelle Netherlands: The ship sank at Batavia, Netherlands East Indies between 25 July and 9 August. [11] Ireland Queen United Kingdom: The ship was lost in the Red Sea. [12] Isaac Holder
The cargo ship was wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off Cape Mayor, near Santander, Spain. [1] She sank on 3 January, [2] all crew were rescued. [3] Sylvabelle France: The two-masted schooner collided with Ilse ( Sweden) in the English Channel off St Ives, Cornwall, United Kingdom. All five crew were rescued by Cape Horn ( United Kingdom) and ...
The ship was abandoned off Cape Horn, Chile. Her crew were rescued. [12] Parame France: The barque was driven ashore and wrecked. She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to Queensland. [13] Spray United Kingdom: The ship foundered. Two of her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Niuzhuang, China to Nagasaki. [14] Tecite France