3377

Updated: May 29, 2025

The return applies to the four years ending December 1850; and during this period, it appears that the number of collisions, wrecks, and other accidents at sea, was 13,510; being at the rate of 3377 per annum, 9 per diem, or 1 for every 2-3/4 hours.

Various - Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 423 : Volume 17, New Series, February 7, 1852