Hello everyone- I am researching the Hong Kong newspapers for they voyages of the ships that my GGG grandfather built and came across these deaths at sea from mariners in transit to Hong Kong. In case they are useful to anyone, here are some of my findings. Regards Rhonda *3 Feb 1874 Hong Kong Daily Mail* British bark* Challenge* left Sydney on 12 Dec 1873. The apprentice boy *Edward Lucas* was washed overboard, and not being able to swim, he was unfortunately drowned, as the ship was hove round and dogged over the place where he was last seen. *HK Daily Press 14 June 1869* The British Clipper bar* Parejero* from Liverpool on the 24th of February. While the bark was under closed reefed topsail, the mate was lost overboard. The unfortunate officer, Mr. *Samuel Williams* of St. John's New Brunswick, went on watch at midnight (2nd-3rd May) and about two o'clock on the morning of May 3rd, a heavy sea came over the vessel carrying away everything on the poop. Binnacle, companion hatchway, rails and boats. All hands immediately on deck, and the mate was found lying across the winch on deck. Mr. Williams expired shortly after being found, his skull being much fractured. Buried at sea. *HK Daily Press, 21 June 1869* The British ship *Sea Flowe*r, Captain Thomas from Cardiff 21st February reports as follows: On the 18th of April, at 8 AM when westward of the Cape, a seaman who shipped under the name of *James Gree*n fell from the fore top-sail-yard on deck and broke both his thighs; the unfortunate man survived the accident a week, and the died of lockjaw and was buried at seas. The deceased seaman shipped under the name of James Green, but his real name was *John Fleming*. He was a native of Tralee in Ireland. *HK Daily Press, 24 Dec 1868* The British bark* Lota*, from Liverpool on the 25th of July. On the November 3rd, Mrs. *Malvina Anna Barbe*r, wife of the captain (M.W. Barber) , died at sea, after an illness of five weeks, and was buried at sea on the same day.