Shipwrecks of the Florida Keys - March 27th

Today in 1836, the ship James wrecked in a storm 50 miles northwest of Cape Florida. The ship was en route from Mobile to England with 1,081 bales of cotton as cargo. 519 bales were saved and brought to Key West. Also happening today, but in 1859, the schooner Tortugas informed the wreckers about the ship Mulhouse, which had wrecked the previous day. The passengers, coins, and 1,200 bales of cotton were saved and the wreckers were awarded $27,849. In 1877 on this date, the schooner Veto ran aground on Conch Reef. The next day the schooner had managed to get free of the reef.