<Li> 1855 The Bark "Incredible" struck on a sunken rock in the Bay of Bengal . </Li> <Li> 1865, a gale dismasted the Euterpe while traversing the Bay of Bengal typhoon . </Li> <Li> 1875 Veleda 76 m (250 ft) long and 15 m (50 ft) wide is a part of a current salvage operation . </Li> <Li> 1942 Japanese cruiser Yura of the Second Expeditionary Fleet, Malay Force, attacked merchant ships in the Bay of Bengal . </Li>

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