The Times, Thursday, Jan 25, 1866; pg. 12; Issue 25404; col F SHIPWRECKS ON THE COAST. - The Board of Trade have within the last week or ten days obtained from the Receivers of Wrecks along the coast the sworn depositions of upwards of 400 captains and survivors of vessels which have either been totally lost or met with some serious casualty during the recent unparalleled gales. The annexed list is selected from these official reports, and gives various particulars respecting each vessel: - [Amongst many others: Petra] The London screw steamer, 1,475 tons, owners Messrs. MONEY WIGRAM and Sons, of Blackwall, with a general cargo and passengers, for Australia, lost in the Bay of Biscay, with 220 lives, on the 11th inst.; loss of ship and cargo, 200,000L. The total losses during the gales were the most numerous that have happened off the coast since February, 1838. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~