1874: The south-westerly gale that battered the Eastern Cape coastline for two days, continued into this day, claiming its final three victims in the Eastern Cape:
- Emile Marie, this wooden sailing barque wrecked near Bonza Bay in East London. Her crew were rescued.
- James Gibson, this wooden sailing barque wrecked at Cape Henderson, near Haga-Haga. The rescuers of the Nova Bella, which wrecked the previous day, thought that the James Gibson might be refloated having been run aground in a calmer spot, but this was not the case. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Penang, Straits Settlements to London.
- Verulam, this wooden sailing barque wrecked on the west bank of the Buffalo River in East London. Her crew were rescued. She was also on a voyage from Penang, Straits Settlements to London.
1874: Star of Wales – The British brig Star of Wales, on a voyage from Adelaide to Durban under Captain Jones and carrying a cargo of flour, was wrecked during a south gale 1.4 nm south of Mgeni River, Durban. Only two of her crew survived. Whilst anchored outside the harbour, both its anchors dragged, and the bow dipped below the waves. The cables parted and it was driven ashore in the early hours of the morning, where it shattered and was destroyed within 10 minutes. Of the crew of five that were on board, one man washed ashore after having clung to a piece of floating timber, and the other washed ashore later with no recollection of the event occurring. The other three were presumed drowned.
