March 27th, the “Three Brothers” a Barnstable sloop, Hayle for Swansea with copper ore, ran aground near Oxwich Point. The crew managed to get ashore. The vessel was a complete loss but most of the cargo was saved.

Joanne Jones - Bristol Channel | Marathon Swimmers Federation". marathonswimmers.org. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021 . Retrieved 26 September 2021.February 17th. The Cunard steamship “Veria”, of Liverpool, bound for Swansea, was steaming east near Porteynon, when some lights were seen crossing the bow. The steamers engines were put full astern, lifebelts were thrown over the side and a boat launched. The steamers crew searched the area for an hour and found nothing. She then proceeded to Swansea and reported the incident and after inquiries were made it was found to be the Swansea tug “Charioteer”, which had gone down with her crew of five. On 1st November the “Magna Charta”, of Halifax, Nova Scotia, and the Norwegian barque “Jernbyrd” collided in a heavy gale in Penarth Roads. The Canadian ship freed herself but the Penarth lifeboat, a new George Gay, was sent to help the Norwegian barque which was holed just below the waterline and in danger of sinking. The master of the barque requested the cox of the lifeboat to stand by whilst he and his crew tried to patch up the hole. Fortunately she was sufficiently repaired by the crew that at dawn of the next day she could be towed by tug to Cardiff for repair. September 27th, the “Jane”, Cardiff from Cork, ran onto Nash Point. Three of her crew and the vessel were lost. February. The Prussian brig “Fortuna”, with a cargo of cotton and sugar from Venezuela for Liverpool, became dismasted during a storm. She was driven up the channel and run ashore in Broughton Bay. The crew were saved as was much of the cargo. The vessel was a total loss.

The first person to swim the 30.5nmi (56.5km; 35.1mi) from Ilfracombe to Swansea was Gethin Jones, who achieved the record on 13 September 2009, taking nearly 22 hours. [23] Penarth to Clevedon [ edit ] He says it can be viewed most days at low tide, with storms either revealing more or less of the ship depending on the way the sand shifts. October- Dutch motor cruiser “Atlas”, stranded near Lundy. Only the mate survived out of a crew of nine. Severn Tidal Power" (PDF). Welsh Assembly Government. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2015 . Retrieved 19 November 2016.

Bristol VTS & Navigation

Port of Bristol vessel arrivals, departures, scheduled arrivals and ships in port are detected by processing of AIS data. The Glenart Castle is still remembered and commemorated in military and naval medical circles,” Mr Hemmings said. The Iona II was a paddle steamer built in 1863 by James and George Thompson to work as a fast ferry for the River Clyde. On 2nd November the Jersey barque “ Sunda” went aground on Kenfig Sands, near Porthcawl, The master, his wife and four crew got into the ship's boat but were in danger of capsizing. C R Mansel Talbot, MP, of Margam Abbey (son of the founder of the town of Port Talbot) and John Williams, a local farmer, waded out into the sea to help them to land. A pilot vessel and a tug took the remainder of the crew off from the sea. The Silver Medal was awarded to Mansel Talbot and John Williams.