For incidents of this sort one possible source of information is Notaries Protest Books, these wer kept by Notaries so that ships Captain's and crew could enter protests against the weather that they had suffered. Sounds strange I know but I believe it had to do with Insurance claims. The only such Protest Book I have seen myself was one that my father had when he was a partner in Dickinson, Cruickshank. It might be worth persuing for such information.
Rick