The Guttenburg, a German brig of 170 tons met with hurricane force wind in thick fog and snow of the Goodwin sands, Ramsgate, which drove the brig onto the "south sand head" where it capsized during the storm. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. In nautical terms, a brig is a vessel with two square-rigged masts A tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a low pressure center and numerous Thunderstorms that produce strong winds and Flooding Ramsgate is a seaside town on the Isle of Thanet in east Kent, England. The Guttenburg had been carrying 14 survivors from the Canton, which she had found dis-masted and waterlogged off the coast of Newfoundland. Newfoundland — ˈn(jufənˌlænd (Terre-Neuve Talamh an Éisc — is a large island 15 km off the east coast of The survivors of the Canton wreck were rescued and later delivered safely into the hands of the Walmer lugger Cosmopolite in a chance meeting off of Dover. Walmer is a town in the district of Dover, Kent in England: located on the coast the parish of Walmer is 6 miles (10 km north-east of Dover A lugger is a type of small Sailing vessel setting lugsails on two or more masts and perhaps lug Topsails. Dover is a town and major ferry port in the county of Kent, England. After that, the Guttenburg continued on, only to become trapped upon the Goodwin Sands; distress signals were fired but were not seen by the harbor authorities because of the weather. The Goodwin Sands are a 10-mile long Sand bank in the English Channel, lying six miles east of Deal in Kent, England.

The Deal boatman Stephen Pritchard sent a telegram to Ramsgate harbor, asking for the lifeboat there to be launched. Deal is a Town in Kent, England. It lies on the English Channel eight miles north-east of Dover. Ramsgate is a seaside town on the Isle of Thanet in east Kent, England. A lifeboat is a boat designed to save the lives of people in trouble at sea The lifeboat Northumberland, pulled by the Ramsgate steam tugboat Aid began to make a rescue attempt, but the boatmen and harbor tug men were prevented from leaving the harbor by the harbormaster, because he had not received the distress call by the proper means, and regulations had not been observed. TUGboat (ISSN 0896-3207 is a journal published three times per year by the TeX Users Group.

This delay resulted in the deaths of 23 male passengers and crew (including the Deal pilot, Henry Pearson) and six female passengers. The harbormaster was later charged with neglect, but retained his post. James Hogben had been master of the Northumberland since 1852, but never went to sea again, due to the harbormaster's reluctance to act. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Isaac Jarman was chosen to occupy the retired coxswain’s position, and held the position of Ramsgate coxswain for ten years, to be followed in 1871 by Charles Fish. The coxswain (ˈkɒksən is the person in charge of a Boat, particularly its navigation and steering Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

Source

• George B. Bayley and William Adams: Seamen of the Downs.