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The wreck of the Star of Bengal was described as "one of the worst disasters" of the Pacific coast maritime history. [122] Due to the high number of casualties, as of 2015, the wreck of the Star of Bengal remains in the top 5 worst marine disasters in the history of Alaska. [54] [123] Both, the ship and her cargo were declared a total loss. [70]
Alaska's notorious weather resulted in a number of accidents involving the sailing ships, most notably the sinking of the Star of Bengal on September 20, 1908. The vessel was towed from Wrangell, Alaska with the full cannery crew and over 52,000 cases or 2.5 million 1-pound cans of salmon on board.
Star of Germany: Star of Bengal: 1874: A 262-foot (80 m) ship of 1870 tons. She was sold in 1898 to the Alaska Packers' Association and sunk with the loss of 110 lives at Coronation Island, Alaska on 20 September 1908. Star of Bengal: Star of Russia: 1874: A 262-foot (80 m) ship of 1981 tons.
Shipwrecks in the Bay of Bengal (15 P) C. Shipwrecks of Christmas Island (4 P) ... MV Globe Star; Glory (1802 ship) Grace (1811 ship) Great Basses wreck; H. HMS ...
Star of Greece – a survey of the wreck site at Port Willunga during early 1978. [19] Grecian – survey of the shipwreck located near North Haven including the recovery of some material during the years 1978 to 1980. [20] [21] Santiago – survey of the abandoned hull near Port Adelaide during 1978. [22] [23]
Bengal (1816 ship), of 300 or 304 tons , was launched at Salem, Massachusetts in 1816. [1] [a] Between 1821 and 1829 she appeared in Lloyd's Register as being owned in America, but sailing between Cowes and Batavia. Between 1832 and 1844 she made four voyages from Salem as a whaler.
Bengal was launched in 1811 as an East Indiaman for the British East India Company (EIC). She made one voyage for the EIC, but was burnt on the inbound leg of her second voyage. EIC voyage #1 (1812-1813): Captain George Nicholls acquired a letter of marque on 25 January 1812. [3] He sailed from Portsmouth on 10 March 1812, bound for Madras and ...
The men passengers, Army officers and invalided soldiers, manned the pumps while the functioning crew members threw guns overboard. Towards 6p.m. on 23 November the weather moderated and Ceylon ' s pumps were able to start reducing the water in the ship. At some point that evening one of the passengers, the wife of an army officer, gave birth.