World War I: The steamer left
Amsterdam for
Blyth and disappeared with all hands, a crew of fifteen. The weather was not bad, so the official Swedish history of war losses states that the probable cause was a mine explosion.[4]
The steam
tanker, arriving at
Barrow-in-Furness, England from
Sabine, Texas with a cargo of
benzine, went aground off
Walney Island in a storm and subsequently exploded and caught fire. Of the crew of 36 all but two were consumed by the fire, and only one of those rescued survived his injuries.[14][15][16]
World War I: The
naval trawler was lost on this date when she struck a mine placed by the cruiser
SMS Kolberg (Imperial German Navy) 5.5 nautical miles (10.2 km) east of Scarborough. Six of her crew of thirteen were killed.[28][42]
The 3,100-ton
Cape Horner ran aground under Castle Point,
St Mawes,
Cornwall, while entering
Falmouth harbour without a pilot. She was refloated the following month and returned to service.[57]
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