Jan 1,3 Severe snowstorms, Scotland 1875 March 12 Severe snowstorm, S. England. Destruction of life and property An unknown sloop, bound for Bristol from Neath, ran ashore on Kenfig Sands. The crew of five were saved but the vessel and her cargo were a loss. The youngest person to swim from Penarth to Clevedon is Gary Carpenter, who in August 2007 at the age of 17, completed the crossing in 5 hours 35 minutes. He held the record for the fastest swim across the Bristol Channel until 2020. Carpenter's coach, Steve Price, was the first person to swim from Penarth to Clevedon, in 1990. [24]

Nov 7 Violent gale over Great Britain and Ireland, great destruction of life and property, especially at sea; 114 lives saved by lifeboats.The “Rosalia”, Bristol from Portugal, ran onto the Nash Sands. Three of the crew of twelve were lost. The cargo and vessel were saved. January 3rd. The Falmouth barque “Tocapilla”, Bolivia to Swansea with copper ore, ran ashore at Rhossili in poor visibility. She was later refloated but the Masters certificate was suspended for three months. December 19th, the Liverpool brig “Bounty Hall” , Calcutta for Liverpool, stranded at Whitford. The vessel was later taken into Whitford Pill and then to Penclawdd for repairs. The vessel was reloaded in February of 1820 and proceeded to Liverpool. March 28th. In near hurricane winds and blinding snow the Russian schooner “Olga”, Moss Point, Mississippi for Swansea with pit props, parted he anchor cables and was blown onto Mumbles Head. The crew managed to get ashore safely with the assistance of the lighthouse keepers. The vessel was later refloated but considered a constructive total loss and sold for breaking. January 30th, the “Phoenix”, Newport from Bideford, ran onto Nash Point. One of the seven man crew was lost. The cargo and the vessel were saved.

At the time of its listing, Historic England said it had only been revealed about four times in recent history, "due to sand erosion on the beach following winter storms in 1974-5 and 2013-4 and on other intervening occasions in the mid 1980s and circa 2001". the “Christiana”, Bristol from Hamburg, ran onto Nash Point. Five members of the seventeen man crew perished. The vessel and cargo were saved. Bristol, University of. "2006: Medical student's Olympic dream - News - University of Bristol". www.bristol.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 17 October 2018 . Retrieved 2 May 2017. Lundy Island Marine Nature Reserve". Lundy.org. Archived from the original on 12 September 2007 . Retrieved 5 September 2007.Find sources: "Bristol Channel"– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( April 2023) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) On 28th May the banana ship “Carare” caught fire and sunk after an explosion in the Channel. The Minehead, Lynmouth, Ilfracombe and Barry lifeboats went in search of survivors but a naval patrol boat found the crew first and rescued them.

June 22nd , the “Fanny”, Neath bound for Cork with a cargo of culm became stranded on Skysea. The vessel began breaking up and the crew abandoned ship and rowed for Porteynon. On 10th January “The Brothers” of St.Ives, Cornwall, was returning home from Cardiff with coal when she disappeared off Hartland Point, Devon in a severe storm. There were no survivors. Collins, M.B., 1987. Sediment transport in the Bristol Channel: a review. Proceedings of the Geological Association 98, 367-383. On the same day, 23rd March, the Whitby brig “ Vesta” foundered in Swansea Bay. The crew of seven took to the rigging and were saved by the Mumbles lifeboat (Martha and Anne). June 24th. The Padstow schooner “Caroline Phillips” was lost on the Mixon Shoal with the loss of her crew of four.a b "Windsurfer's accidental crossing". 13 April 2006. Archived from the original on 17 October 2018 . Retrieved 16 October 2018– via news.bbc.co.uk. The International Hydrographic Organization defines the offshore western limit of the Bristol Channel as "a line joining Hartland Point in Devon ( 51°01′N 4°32′W / 51.017°N 4.533°W / 51.017; -4.533) to St. Govan's Head in Pembrokeshire ( 51°36′N 4°55′W / 51.600°N 4.917°W / 51.600; -4.917)". The Indian Prince, of Bristol, with a cargo of sugar, rum, cotton, ebony and ivory, from Guinea, went aground at Stout Point, Llantwit Major. The cargo was looted freely by the local people.