 Three ships were wrecked in the gulf.The bark "Ocean Wave" (380 tons), under Captain Hiram Baker, of New Bedford, and the bark "Phoenix" (323 tons), under Captain Bethel Handy, of Nantucket, were both wrecked during a gale on the night of 11 October 1858.The former was lost with all hands on one of the Pinnacle Rocks, while the latter was run ashore on Medvezhy Island.