Asama Maru
Disaster struck "Asama Maru" during the 1937 Great Hong Kong typhoon. While anchored at Kowloon Bay in Hong Kong on the night of 2 September, high winds ripped "Asama Maru" from her moorings and drove her into Chai Wan Bay, where she grounded. She was subsequently rammed by , an 18,765-ton Italian passenger liner which had also broken loose from her moorings. She was refloated on 12 September after two of her engines and other items were removed to reduce weight, and repaired at Nagasaki from 2 April through 15 September.