For most people the thick fog that enveloped part of the United Kingdom in early March of 1902 was a matter of inconvenience. It covered the Irish Channel, Holyhead, Southampton, and London. In London people found that traveling by any sort of vehicle was impossible and they could only fumble their way home on foot. For ships in the harbors it meant delays, passengers stuck in ports and mail not getting delivered. The situation was more serious for the ships who had already left port. At least one ship grounded near Holyhead and her passengers were forced to go to shore in boats, but worse news was yet to come. 

Ship name: Waesland (formerly the Russia)

Year Built: 1867

Nationality: United Kingdom 

Tonnage: 4,752

Ship Type: Iron Hulled Steamship 

Year Sank: 1902

Location Sank: Off Anglesey

Reason for Sinking: Collision with another ship 

Lives Lost: 2 

Sources: 

https://www.tradeshouselibrary.org/uploads/4/7/7/2/47723681/trans-atlantic_passenger_ships__past_and_present_~_1947.pdf

https://research.bangor.ac.uk/portal/files/49790289/9789464261165_Innes_McCartney_Echoes_from_the_Deep_ebook.pdf

https://www.scribd.com/document/34508928/1910-Steamships-Their-Story

https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3319319/3319322/19/waesland

http://thegreatoceanliners.com/articles/russia/

https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/NH-43000/NH-43099.html

https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3605523/3605528/56/waesland

https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3484682/3484685/33/waesland

https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1902/04/11/101946387.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0

https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1902/03/07/101264957.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/136656361?searchTerm=waesland%20ship%201902

http://www.norwayheritage.com/articles/templates/ships.asp?articleid=129&zoneid=5

https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1902/03/08/101940536.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/87822504?searchTerm=waesland%20ship%201902