October 1794 wreck of English sloop which stranded on Whitburn Steel in a gale, after departing from Sunderland; a wooden sailing vessel. `Newcastle, October 11, 1794...On Sunday last the sloop PELIUM, of Portsmouth, sailed from Sunderland, in the night met with a strong gale of wind at south-east, which forced her on shore on Whitburn Steel, where she sunk among the rocks, the crew were obliged to get upon the rigging to save themselves, but unfortunately the captain, one man and a boy was [sic] washed off, the captain's wife and a female passenger were on board, the former of whom shared the fate of her husband; the vessel is entirely lost, except some of her materials. Much praise is due to the Humane Society, for their encouragement in sending off a boat, whose crew saved the remaining three men, a boy, and the other passenger, who were almost expiring.' `Newcastle, October 11, 1794...On Sunday last the sloop PELIUM, of Portsmouth, sailed from Sunderland, in the night met with a strong gale of wind at south-east, which forced her on shore on Whitburn Steel, where she sunk among the rocks, the crew were obliged to get upon the rigging to save themselves, but unfortunately the captain, one man and a boy was [sic] washed off, the captain's wife and a female passenger were on board, the former of whom shared the fate of her husband; the vessel is entirely lost, except some of her materials. Much praise is due to the Humane Society, for their encouragement in sending off a boat, whose crew saved the remaining three men, a boy, and the other passenger, who were almost expiring.' (Newcastle Courant) Crew: 7
Crew Lost: 3
Passengers: 2
Passengers Lost: 2

English Brig stranded and lost in force 7 winds 1877. Master: R Hughes
Owner: J Trattles, Bishopwearmouth
Built: 1851
Crew: 7

English Cargo Vessel ran aground in bad weather on rocks near South Point. The crew of 8 were rescued by lifeboat. Master: William Shield

1831 wreck of English cargo vessel which stranded on Whitburn Steel during a gale; a wooden sailing vessel.

1760 wreck of Norwegian cargo vessel which stranded at Whitburn Steel in attempting Shields Harbour on arriving at Sunderland Roads from Norway with rape seed; a wooden sailing vessel.

English snow, stranded and lost in wind conditions 1878. Built: 1857
Where Built: Prince Edward Island
Master: F Scott
Crew: 8
Owner: J Hudson, Sunderland

1796 wreck of Scottish sloop which stranded on Whitburn Steel en route from Newcastle-upon-Tyne to Banff, with flour and flax; a wooden sailing vessel.

31st May 1860 wreck of English sloop which parted from her anchors in force 10 winds and drove ashore. Built: 1807 Crew: 4 Passengers: 1

1867 wreck of English cargo vessel. At 9pm on 23.03 the Hartlepool light bore W x S four miles distant, and when at midnight she was abreast of the Seaham lights, the BENTON altered course from N x E to NNE, and some 40 minutes later, a buoy was seen, which was taken to be one of the ballast buoys. The course was then altered to NE, and at 1am she struck on Whitburn Steel Rocks and became a total loss. The Court was of the opinion that the ship had hugged the coast too closely. The wind was fair and moderate from the SW and the night sufficiently clear for all the lights to be seen, although the master insisted that the weather was too thick for him to see the land, which was often caused by the smoke from the city of Sunderland obscuring it around Souter Point. The captain also neglected to take a cast of the lead, which would have warned him of his proximity to the shore. The Court was of the opinion that the loss was due `to the default of the master' and suspended his certificate for six months.

Master: William Forman

1758 wreck of English cargo vessel which stranded on Whitburn Steel en route from London in ballast. Built circa 1758, she was a wooden sailing vessel. Master: Francis Smallwood