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On the 8th and 9th of February 1889, a storm took several fishing vessels and caused the loss of between 60 and 70 lives. The Hull Times of 2nd March 1889 reported the missing vessels as: * Sea Searcher, trawl smack:Owner Mr Joseph Ward, five hands; * John Wintringham, cod smack: Master and Owner Mr John Guitesen: Eleven hands; * Eton, iron steam trawl smack: Owner Mr H. Smethurst, jnr: eight hands; * British Workman, cod smack: