The steamshipAlfgar was run into by the steamship White Sea and sank in the Humber with the loss of one of the nineteen people on board. Alfgar was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Kronstadt, Russia. White Sea was severely damaged at the bow. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Hull.[4]
"The Wreck of the 'Pliny' at Deal Beach, New Jersey, Saturday, May 13," illustration from Harper's Weekly, 27May1882 The schooner-riggedsteamship was wrecked during a storm about 200 yards (183m) off Deal Beach on the coast of New Jersey, about 1 mile (1.6km) south of Elberon. The United States Life-Saving Service rescued all 55 people on board. She broke in two on 16 May, and her wreck sank in 10 to 25 feet (3 to 8m) of water.[14]
The steamship was driven ashore at the entrance to the Gulf of Martaban and was wrecked. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Rangoon to Moulmein, Burma.[26]
The schooner ran aground at Lowestoft, Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Danzig, Germany to Lowestoft. She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft in a severely leaky condition.[10]
The ship ran aground at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was on a voyage from Cárdenas, Cuba to New York. She was refloated and found to be severely leaky.[15]
The barque foundered at sea. Eight of the thirteen people on board were rescued by the steamship Mardi (Germany). Five crew in a pinnace were reported missing. Roseneath was on a voyage from Mejillones, Chile to Liverpool.[19]
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