2nd February 1923
"All Germany Feels French Thumbscrews". Striking railway workers in the Ruhr began returning to their jobs as German resistance to the French occupation faltered due to the coal blockade.
Ship Losses:
Alroy (United Kingdom) The auxiliary sailing vessel came ashore at Camber Sands, Sussex and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued by the Rye Lifeboat.
Garouda (France) The cargo ship was wrecked at Pulo Bintang, Netherlands East Indies. Her crew were rescued.
Marguerite Ryan (United Kingdom) The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by
Corinthic ( United Kingdom).
No. 2 (United Kingdom) The bucket dredger capsized and sank in the River Humber at Hull, Yorkshire with the loss of six of her eight crew.