10/04/1866
For the second time in two days, a steamship rescues the crew of a sinking vessel off South Carolina.
Crime/Disasters
10/25/1863
French ship founders in the Atlantic but the fortunate passengers and crew are rescued by an American vessel
Crime/Disasters
07/31/1865
Hundreds of passengers and crew have a lucky escape when their steamship burns in the Atlantic
Crime/Disasters
10/03/1866
In an Atlantic hurricane, a passing ship rescues all the passengers and crew of a foundering vessel.
Crime/Disasters
12/18/1866
In mid-Atlantic, storms strike Great Yacht Race competitor "Fleetwing" and six crewmen are lost overboard.
Crime/Disasters
10/16/1865
In the Atlantic, survivors of a shipwreck aboard a raft have a whale for company till their safe rescue
Crime/Disasters
12/25/1866
The first Great Ocean Yacht Race across the Atlantic ends at the Isle of Wight in the English Channel.
Education/Culture
06/26/1865
The New York bound immigrant ship "William Nelson" burns in mid-ocean and hundreds are lost
Crime/Disasters
06/22/1865
The S.S. Great Eastern begins her new career as a telegraphic cable layer, beginning with the Atlantic Cable
Science/Technology