List of shipwrecks in March 1849
Ship Country Description
Astrea Bremen The ship was wrecked on the Witt Sand . Her crew were rescued . She was on a voyage from an English port to Bremen
Hendrika Denmark The galiot was wrecked in Sandy Bay , Gibraltar . She was on a voyage from Cette , Hérault , France to Helsingør
John Callum United Kingdom The brig was in collision with another vessel and was abandoned 12 nautical miles ( 22 km ) north west by west of Bardsey Island , Pembrokeshire . She was discovered by Susan ( United Kingdom ) , which put a skeleton crew on board . They took her in to Holyhead , Anglesey the next day
Nautilus United Kingdom The ship sank at Heligoland . Her crew were rescued . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Hamburg
Olympus United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Livorno , Grand Duchy of Tuscany . She was refloated
Sarah United Kingdom The ship collided with Hero ( United Kingdom ) and foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued . She was on a voyage from Sunderland , County Durham to Ipswich , Suffolk
Tour d ' Auvergne France The ship was wrecked on the coast of Patagonia , Argentina with the loss of nine of her crew
Weatherley United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Middle Ground . She was refloated and towed back to South Shields , County Durham
William and George United Kingdom The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Orne and was damaged
The list of shipwrecks in March 1849 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1849.