3 February

• ( United States): The cargo ship
  Cargo ship
  A cargo ship or freighter is any sort of ship or vessel that carries cargo, goods, and materials from one port to another. Thousands of cargo carriers ply the world's seas and oceans each year; they handle the bulk of international trade...
  
   ran aground in the mouth of the Fraser River
  Fraser River
  The Fraser River is the longest river within British Columbia, Canada, rising at Fraser Pass near Mount Robson in the Rocky Mountains and flowing for , into the Strait of Georgia at the city of Vancouver. It is the tenth longest river in Canada...
  
  , British Columbia
  British Columbia
  British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
  
  , Canada. Refloated the next day and returned to service.

15 March

• ( Canada) exploded and sank off Horse Islands. Twenty seven crew killed.

9 June

• collided with SS Yuta off Weihai
  Weihai
  Weihai is a city in eastern Shandong Province, People's Republic of China. It is the easternmost prefecture-level city of the province and a major seaport. Between 1898 and 1930, the town was a British colony known as Weihaiwei or the Weihai Garrison , and sometimes as Port Edward...
  
  . Twenty two crew killed.

• IJN Chitose
  Japanese cruiser Chitose
  was a protected cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy. It was the sister ship to the . It should not be confused with the later aircraft carrier . Its name comes from Chitose, Hokkaidō.-Design and development:...
  
    scuttled off Kōchi
  Kochi, Kochi
  is the capital city of Kōchi Prefecture on Shikoku island of Japan.Kōchi is the main city of the prefecture with over 40% of its population. As of May 31, 2008, the city had an estimated population of 340,515 and a density of...
  
  .

Unknown date

• Lyminge ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) ran aground on Ebal Rocks of Gurnard's Head
  Gurnard's Head
  Gurnard's Head is a prominent headland on the north coast of the Penwith peninsula in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is near the hamlet of Treen in the parish of Zennor....
  
  . Crew and passengers rowed ashore, Ship's cat
  Ship's cat
  The ship's cat has been a common sight on many trading, exploration, and naval ships, and is a phenomenon that goes back to ancient times. Cats have been carried on ships for a number of reasons, the most important being to catch mice and rats. These rodents, when aboard, could cause considerable...
  
   rescued later.

1 October

• Baychimo
  Baychimo
  The Baychimo was a steel 1,322 ton cargo steamer built in 1914 in Sweden and owned by the Hudson's Bay Company, used to trade pelts for provisions in Inuit settlements along the Victoria Island coast of the Northwest Territories of Canada...
  
  ( Canada): Mired in ice near Barrow, Alaska
  Barrow, Alaska
  Barrow is the largest city of the North Slope Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is one of the northernmost cities in the world and is the northernmost city in the United States of America, with nearby Point Barrow being the nation's northernmost point. Barrow's population was 4,212 at the...
  
   and never recovered

3 November

• Schooner Sainte Annen ( Early Modern France) lost her rudder and sails in heavy seas and went ashore at Porthleven
  Porthleven
  Porthleven is a town, civil parish and fishing port in Cornwall, United Kingdom, near Helston. It is the most southerly port on the island of Great Britain and was originally developed as a harbour of refuge, when this part of the Cornish coastline was recognised as a black spot for wrecks in days...
  
  , Cornwall, whilst trying to put into the harbour for repairs.

27 November

• ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) caught fire in Heysham
  Heysham
  Heysham is a large coastal village near Lancaster in the county of Lancashire, England. Overlooking Morecambe Bay, it is a ferry port with services to the Isle of Man and Ireland. Heysham is the site of two nuclear power stations which are landmarks visible from hills in the surrounding area...
  
  Harbour, capsized on 28 November. Raised in January 1932 and repaired.