Waves breaking up the Gerda, which was washed onto the north breakwater in heavy seas, and destroyed 11 bays of the breakwater while entering Greymouth, Westland, New Zealand, on , and became a total wreck. All crew members escaped from the iron, screw steamship, which weighed 537 tons gross and had a net register of 340 tons.

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Location: New Zealand
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