Episode 3 of 4

Sinking off Wakayama

When: 24 October 1886
Where: Coast between Yokkaichi (Mie Prefecture) and Kashinosaki (Wakayama Prefecture)
Part of: The British merchant vessel Normanton sinks off Japan, triggering the Normanton incident

The Normanton ran aground on an offshore reef along the coast between Yokkaichi and Kashinosaki in Wakayama Prefecture during bad weather, leading to its sinking.

On 24 October 1886, the Normanton left Yokohama for Kobe. It encountered heavy wind and rain off Yokkaichi and ran aground on an offshore reef along the coast between Yokkaichi in Mie Prefecture and Kashinosaki in Wakayama Prefecture. The ship began sinking, resulting in the deaths of all Asian crew and Japanese passengers.

Sources

Normanton incident Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-13

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