List of shipwrecks in February 1889

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The list of shipwrecks in February 1889 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1889.

List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1889
ShipStateDescription
Dilbhur  United Kingdom The barque capsized at Hartlepool, County Durham with the loss of one life.[1]

2 February

List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1889
ShipStateDescription
Bonnie Lass  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned off Scrabster, Caithness. Her four crew were rescued by the Thurso Lifeboat Charley Lloyd ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[2]
Hardengeren Norway The ship was abandoned in the North Sea 35 nautical miles (65 km) off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the smack James ( United Kingdom). Hardengeren was on a voyage from London to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom.[3]
Lymington  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked off Ilfracombe, Devon with the loss of all eight crew. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Mistley, Essex.[4][5][2]
Roseneath  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at Portpatrick, Wigtownshire She was on a voyage from Dublin for the Clyde in tow of tug Defiance ( United Kingdom) and with a reduced crew and two passengers. In a gale, after the tug's towing connection failed; Roseneath made for Portpatrick harbour but missed the entrance, drifted ashore on the tide, keeled over and became a total wreck. Six of the eleven people on board lost their lives, while the survivors were rescued by coastguard rocket apparatus.[6][4][7]

3 February

List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1889
ShipStateDescription
Acorn  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Kingscross, Isle of Arran and was subsequently destroyed by fire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Glenarm, County Antrim to Irvine, Ayrshire.[3]
Cameo  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Portreath, Cornwall.[3]
Caskey  United Kingdom The schooner foundered in Lamlash Bay. Her crew were rescued.[8]
Garibaldi France The lugger collided with another vessel off Bridlington, Yorkshire, United Kingdom and was abandoned. Her five crew were rescued by the Bridlington Lifeboat William and John Francis ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[8]
Georgia B. McFarland United States The schooner, bound for Trinidad from Fernandina, Florida, with timber, began sinking after having decks swept and being dismasted in a storm. On 10 February, the crew of seven were rescued from the cabin top by the ship-rigged Canute (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) and landed at Bristol, England, on 8 March.[9][10]
Killochan, and
Nereid		  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship Killochan collided with the steamship Nereid in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex. Both vessels sank. Killochan was on a voyage from Lyttelton, New Zealand to London. Seventeen of her 25 crew were lost. Survivors were rescued by the tugs Enterprise and Red Rose (both  United Kingdom). Nereid was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Saint Nazaire, Ille-et-Vilaine, France. She lost six of her seventeen crew. Survivors were rescued by Red Rose.[11]
Maria  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Greenock, Renfrewshire.[3]
Tweed  United Kingdom The steamship sprang a severe leak in the River Tyne. She was kept afloat with the assistance of a tug.[3]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The dandy was driven ashore at Dymchurch, Kent.[12]
Unnamed Flag unknown The steamship was driven ashore north of Newbiggin Point, Northumberland.[8]

4 February

List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1889
ShipStateDescription
Alert  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Blyth, Northumberland with the loss of one of her four crew. She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to Southampton, Hampshire.[3][13]
Deux Cousinez France The ship was driven ashore at Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Basses-Pyrénées.[3]
Forest King  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent.[14]
Glencoe  United Kingdom The steamship Glencoe was in collision with the barque Largo Bay ( United Kingdom) in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex. Glencoe sank with the loss of all 52 people on board. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London. Largo Bay was severely damaged with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from London to Auckland, New Zealand, and was later repaired at Southampton.[15][16][17]
Nictot  Germany The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) north east of the Galloper Sand. Her eight crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[8][13]
R. & M.  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Grainthorpe, Lincolnshire.[3]
Westfalia  United Kingdom The steamship was run ashore at San Vicente de la Barquera, Spain with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Huelva, Spain to Garston, Lancashire.[18]
Unnamed Flag unknown The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued.[12]
Unnamed Flag unknown The steamship was driven ashore at Grainthorpe, Lincolnshire.[8]

5 February

List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1889
ShipStateDescription
Fannie Belle United States The schooner was wrecked at Langley Head, Miquelon Island. Her crew were rescued.[19]
Leda  Germany The steamship sprang a leak and sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Equity ( United Kingdom). Leda was on a voyage from Geestemünde to Odesa, Russia.[20]
Montmorency  United Kingdom The ship partially sank at Appledore, Devon and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Appledore.[20]

6 February

List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1889
ShipStateDescription
Active  United Kingdom The ship departed from Port Seton for London with potatoes. No further trace, posted missing et Lloyd's 17 April.[21][22]
Esme  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on the Salvage Rocks, off Cape Negro, Nova Scotia, Canada.[23] She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Annapolis, Nova Scotia.[24]

7 February

List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1889
ShipStateDescription
Gazelle  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Llanelly, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Llanelly to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France.[23]
Juno Norway The brig sprang a leak and sank in the North Sea 220 nautical miles (410 km) east north east of Spurn Point, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Her eight crew were rescued by the smack Fawn ( United Kingdom). Juno was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Christiania.[25][26]
Princesse Josephine Belgium The steamer ran aground and was wrecked off the coast of Algeria.[27]

8 February

List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1889
ShipStateDescription
Calvilla  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and sank on the Salvoreef, off Gotland, Sweden.[28][29]
Elizabeth and Jane  United Kingdom The smack foundered in the North Sea 55 nautical miles (102 km) off Spurn Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the smack Amateur ( United Kingdom).[30]
Enterprise  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Penrhos, Anglesey. Her four crew were rescued by the Holyhead Lifeboat.[31] She was on a voyage from Newry, County Down to Port Dinorwic, Caernarfonshire.[32]
Ethel  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her six crew were rescued by the Ramsgate Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Newhaven, Sussex to Sunderland, County Durham.[28]
Glen Grant  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Holyhead, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to Holyhead.[31]
Mary  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Sairdyness, Forfarshire. Her crew were rescued by the Montrose Lifeboat. Mary was on a voyage from Methil, Fife to Lerwick, Shetland Islands. She subsequently broke up.[28]
Trio  United Kingdom The smack was disabled in the North Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) off Spurn Head. She was towed in to Grimsby by the smack Silvery Spray ( United Kingdom) on 11 February.[30]
Two unnamed vessels Flags unknown Fishermen at Ballycastle, County Antrim claimed that two steamships disappeared off the Mull of Kintyre, Argyllshire in a squall. Unconfirmed.[31]

9 February

List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1889
ShipStateDescription
Annie United States The schooner departed from San Francisco, California bound for Unalaska, District of Alaska and was never seen or heard from again. Her entire crew of eleven was lost.[33]
Antelope  United Kingdom The smack was disabled in the North Sea. She was towed in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire on 12 February.[30]
Argus Norway The schooner was disabled in the North Sea 100 nautical miles (190 km) off Spurn Point. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. She was towed in to Grimsby by the smack Polly and Minnie ( United Kingdom) on 12 February.[30][26]
Arthur  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Hale Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued by the Spurn Lifeboat.[31]
Augwina  United Kingdom The smack was disabled in the North Sea 150 nautical miles (280 km) off Spurn Point with the loss of a crew member. She was towed in to Grimsby by the smack Resolution ( United Kingdom) on 14 February.[34]
Ben Avon  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Scheveningen, South Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued by the Scheveningen Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Sydney, New South Wales.[31] She was refloated on 17 March and towed in to IJmuiden, North Holland, Netherlands.[35]
Blue Ribbon  United Kingdom The smack was disabled in the North Sea. She was towed in to Grimsby on 12 February.[30]
Boatswain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Guernsey The brig was disabled in the North Sea 8 nautical miles (15 km) off Bridlington, Yorkshire. Two of her crew were severely injured. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Devonport, Devon. She was towed in to Grimsby by the smack Unity ( United Kingdom) on 12 February.[30][26]
Britannia  United Kingdom The smack was disabled in the North Sea 140 nautical miles (260 km) off Spurn Point. She was towed in to Grimsby by the smack William Butt ( United Kingdom) on 12 February.[30][26]
Britannia  United Kingdom The smack was disabled in the North Sea. She was towed in to Hull, Yorkshire on 12 February.[30]
British Lion  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore south of Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire.[32]
British Workman,
Contrast
Danish Prince,
Eton,
Good Design,
Harold,
James and Ellen,
John Winteringham,
Kitten,
Searcher,
Sea Searcher,
Sir Frederick Roberts,
Toilers of the Sea,
Yorkshire Lass		  United Kingdom Sixteen smacks from Grimsby, Lincolnshire were reported lost in a gale with the loss of c. 70 lives.[30][36][37] Spy, which had been reported lost, eventually put in to Scarborough.[38] British Tar, which had been reported lost, arrived at Grimsby in late February or early March.[39]
Charles H. Spurgeon  United Kingdom The smack was disabled in the North Sea with the loss of two of her crew. She was taken in tow by the smack John and Ann ( United Kingdom) and arrived at Grimsby on 13 February.[26]
Choice  United Kingdom The smack was disabled in the North Sea. She was towed in to Hull on 12 February.[30]
Clio  United Kingdom The smack was disabled in the North Sea 60 nautical miles (110 km) off Spurn Point. She was towed in by the smack Young Joe ( United Kingdom). She was towed into Grimsby by the tug United ( United Kingdom) on 12 February.[30][26]
Docea  United Kingdom The smack was disabled in the North Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) off Spurn Point. She was towed in to Grimsby by the smack Fawn ( United Kingdom) on 12 February.[30][26]
Fiery Cross  United Kingdom The smack was disabled in the North Sea. She put in to Scarborough, Yorkshire on 12 February.[30]
Gothur  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Grimsby Sand and sank. Her crew were rescued by the Spurn Lifeboat.[32]
Harvest Home  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at Cardigan. Her four crew were rescued by the Cardigan Lifeboat Lizzie & Charles Leigh Clare ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Harvest Home was on a voyage from Fowey, Cornwall to Runcorn, Cheshire. She was refloated on 13 February and taken in to Pwllcam, Cardiganshire.[40]
Iphigenia Denmark The brigantine was wrecked on the Hale Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Rønne.[31][41]
Island  United Kingdom The smack was run into by the steamship Diadem ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Bristol Channel 26 nautical miles (48 km) west of Lundy Island, Devon with the loss of three of her five crew. Survivors were rescued by Diadem.[31][32]
James Thorpe  United Kingdom The smack was abandoned in the North Sea 110 nautical miles (200 km) off Spurn Point in a sinking condition. Her crew were rescued by the smack Annie Williamson ( United Kingdom).[30][26]
Leading Star  United Kingdom The smack was disabled in the North Sea. She put in to Scarborough on 12 February.[30]
Neva  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore south of Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire.[32]
Nicholaos  Greece The barque was driven ashore at Mersin, Ottoman Empire. She became a wreck on 11 February.[42]
Presto Norway The brig foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the smack Titania ( United Kingdom). Presto was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to Stavanger.[25]
Sir Francis Crossley  United Kingdom The smack was disabled in the North Sea. She put in to Scarborough on 12 February.[30]
Spearman  United Kingdom The steamship was run into by the steamship Monkseaton ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Tagus.[43]
Standard United States The full-rigged ship ran aground in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was refloated with the assistance of two tugs.[28]
Star of Montrose  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned off St. Abb's Head, Berwickshire. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Florence ( United Kingdom). Star of Montrose was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to Sunderland, County Durham.[44]
Union  United Kingdom The schooner foundered off Lady Isle, Ayrshire with the loss of all four crew.[44]
Violent  United Kingdom The smack was disabled in the North Sea. She was towed in to Hull on 12 February.[30]
Wellesley  United Kingdom The smack was disabled in the North Sea. She put in to Scarborough on 12 February.[30]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Grainthorpe, Lincolnshire.[32]
Two unnamed vessels  United Kingdom The sloops were driven ashore north of Grimsby.[32]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The smack foundered in the North Sea 140 nautical miles (260 km) north east of Spurn Point with the loss of all hands.[30]
unnamed  United Kingdom The ferryboat capsized at Bentlass, Pembrokeshire with the loss of seven lives.[44]

10 February

List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1889
ShipStateDescription
Carl Rosenius Norway The ship was driven ashore at Littlestone-on-Sea, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the Folkestone Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Haugesund to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 12 January and towed in to Dover, Kent.[29][25][45]
Clarissa  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore near Sizewell, Suffolk. Her crew survived.[46]
Eagle  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Black Head, Wigtownshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Ayr.[29]
Elizabeth Alice  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent with the loss of a crew member and a member of the Coastguard attempting to rescue her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Maryport, Cumberland.[29][46]
Heroine  United Kingdom The steam trawler foundered in the North Sea 65 nautical miles (120 km) off Spurn Point, Yorkshire with the loss of one of her three crew. The survivors were rescued by the smack Liberator ( United Kingdom).[29][30]
Patrick United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Isle of Man The smack was abandoned in Ramsey Bay. Her four crew were rescued by the Ramsey Lifeboat Mary Isabella ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Patrick was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Killough, County Down.[31]

11 February

List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1889
ShipStateDescription
Jean Bart France The barque was driven ashore at "Schoon" and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom.[41]
Leonidas  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her fourteen crew were rescued by the lugger Hope ( United Kingdom). Leonidas was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Motril, Spain.[29][47]
Nyanza  United Kingdom The smack was damaged in the North Sea with the loss of a crew member. She was towed in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire by the smack Champion ( United Kingdom).[30]
Snowdrop  United Kingdom The smack was disabled in the North Sea. She was towed in to Grimsby by the tug Champion ( United Kingdom).[30]

12 February

List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1889
ShipStateDescription
Christine  Netherlands The fishing boat from Den Helder was wrecked at Kallantsoog. Two people were killed.[48]
Glendoveer  United Kingdom The schooner was towed in to Padstow, Cornwall by the steamship Empress of India ( United Kingdom). Glendoveer ran aground on the Doom Bar and sprang a leak. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Calstock, Cornwall.[25]
Goldsbro  United Kingdom The steamer was wrecked at Kijkduin. Her crew were rescued. Goldsbro was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to West-Hartlepool.[48]
St. Clair  United Kingdom The steamship was damaged by fire at Leith, Lothian.[25]

13 February

List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1889
ShipStateDescription
Chase  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent. She was on a voyage from Rochester, Kent to Ardrossan, Ayrshire. She was refloated on 17 February and put in to Newhaven, Sussex in a leaky condition.[49]
Ellington  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Hayle, Cornwall.[45]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The coble capsized at Bridlington, Yorkshire. Her three crew survived.[50]

14 February

List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1889
ShipStateDescription
South Australian  United Kingdom The clipper foundered in the Bristol Channel off Lundy Island, Devon with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Rosario, Argentina.

15 February

List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1889
ShipStateDescription
Amelia  United Kingdom The ship departed from Dunkirk, Nord, France for London. No further trace, reported overdue.[51]
Sentinelle  French Navy The dispatch boat ran aground between Cap Rosa and La Calle, Algeria. Her crew were rescued.[52]

16 February

List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1889
ShipStateDescription
Rose  United Kingdom The steamship struck the pier when departing Marseille for Cartagena and consequently foundered a few miles offshore with the loss of her captain.[49][53]

17 February

List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1889
ShipStateDescription
Ann  United Kingdom The ketch foundered in the North Sea off Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Rye, Sussex.[49]
HMS Cumberland  Royal Navy The training ship, a former ship-of-the-line, was destroyed by fire in the Gareloch.[54]
St. Luce  United Kingdom The barquentine was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (42°24′N 54°20′W / 42.400°N 54.333°W / 42.400; -54.333). Her crew were rescued by the steamship British Princess ( United States).[55][56]

18 February

List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1889
ShipStateDescription
Mary Sproat  United Kingdom The schooner was run into by the steamship Strathspey and sank at Moville, County Donegal. Her crew were rescued. Mary Sproat was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Sligo.[57]

19 February

List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1889
ShipStateDescription
Captain Maclure, and
Oscar and Albert		  United Kingdom
 Russia		 The steamship Captain Maclure and the barque Oscar and Albert collided in the Bristol Channel and were both severely damaged. Captain Maclure put in to Newport, Monmouthshire. Oscar and Albert put in to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[38]
Fernando  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship London ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Woolwich, Kent and was beached at Charlton, Kent.[57]
Hickman  United Kingdom The schooner collided with a steamship in the River Thames at Woolwich and was severely damaged. She was beached.[57][38]
Jean Augustine France The fishing smack collided with the barque Actie ( Norway) and sank off the Goodwin Sands, Kent with the loss of two of her seven crew. Survivors were rescued by Actie.[58]

20 February

List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1889
ShipStateDescription
Cleadon,
Harraton, and
Kelloe		  United Kingdom The steamships Cleaton and Kelloe collided in the River Thames at Greenwich, Kent and were both severely damaged. Kelloe ran into the steamship Harraton which was damaged and beached at Plaistow, Essex.[59]
William Hunter  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Blyth Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland.[60]

21 February

List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1889
ShipStateDescription
Verbena  United Kingdom The Lowestoft fishing dandy grounded on the Goodwin Sands and the crew of eight abandoned the vessel.[61]

22 February

List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1889
ShipStateDescription
Ceylon  United Kingdom The steam yacht ran aground at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from London to Gibraltar. She was refloated.[62] She was refloated.[63]
Josie Troop Canada The barque was stranded, due to poor navigation, off Hatteras Island, North Carolina in heavy weather and broke up, with the loss of her captain and ten of her crew; her 1st mate and five crew were rescued by the men of the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station. She was on a voyage from London to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, with chalk.[64][65]
Nellie Norway The steamship struck the quayside departing from Bo'ness, Lothian, United Kingdom for Bergen, driving her anchor through her bow. She was beached.[63]

23 February

List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1889
ShipStateDescription
Elm  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Inishowen Head, County Donegal. She was refloated and put in to Portrush, County Antrim in a leaky condition.[55]
Margaret Traill  United Kingdom The schooner was severely damaged by fire at South Shields, County Durham.[66]
Nero  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at Hull, Yorkshire.[55]
Tjomo Norway The barque collided with the steamship Oldenberg (Flag unknown) off the North Foreland, Kent, United Kingdom and was abandoned by all but two of her crew. Tjomo was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was subsequently towed in to Ramsgate, Kent by the tug Lady Vita ( United Kingdom).[65] Following temporary repairs, she departed for Newcastle upon Tyne on 4 March under tow of the tug Zealandia ( United Kingdom).[67]

24 February

List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1889
ShipStateDescription
Bottle Imp  United Kingdom The sloop was run into by the steamship John Wells ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Ouse near Goole, Yorkshire. Her crew survived. Bottle Imp was on a voyage from Hessle to Goole.[66]
Franziska  Germany The steamship collided with the barque Honor ( Norway) in the English Channel 19 nautical miles (35 km) south of Portland, Dorset, United Kingdom. Franziska was taken in tow by the steamship Minnie ( United Kingdom) but sank 15 nautical miles (28 km) south of Portland. Her crew were rescued. Franziska was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands.[66]
Granville, and
Progress		  United Kingdom The steamship Granville collided with another vessel in the English Channel and was damaged. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Malta. She put in to Dover, Kent, where she collided with the steamship Progress, which was severely damaged.[63]

26 February

List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1889
ShipStateDescription
Clyde United States The schooner was wrecked at Gerring Island, Kittery, Maine. Her crew were rescued.[68]

27 February

List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1889
ShipStateDescription
Ane Kjerstine Denmark The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Safi, Morocco. Her crew were rescued.[67]
Columbus  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Fredrikstadt, Norway to Penzance, Cornwall.[25][69]
Faerheit  Germany The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Safi. Her crew were rescued.[67]
Lina  Germany The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Safi. Her crew were rescued.[67]
Margaret Hain  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Safi. Her crew were rescued.[67]
Port Gordon  United Kingdom The barque was lost 40 nautical miles (74 km) south of Cape Flattery, Washington, United States with the loss of four of her crew. Survivors were rescued by breeches buoy. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Tacoma, Washington.[70][71]

28 February

Unknown date

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