Dutch bark Alblasserdam arrived at Den Helder, Netherlands with survivors of the Joannes according to the Dutch newspaper Heldersche Courant dated 26 September 1866

An item dated Den Helder, Netherlands the 26th reported that on Saturday the 22nd the Dutch bark ship Alblasserdam captain ‘t Hoen arrived with a part of the crew of the lost bark ship Joannes captain J.D.P. Zetteler, departed on 14 April from Bassein [Burma?] towards Falmouth. First mate of the Joannes D. Roest (age 37 years, born at Vlaardingen, Netherlands) said that his ship struck on 22 June at the position 32 degrees East longitude and 34 degrees South latitude something and was abandoned badly leaking leaving their personal properties behind. They took two boats but lost each other in the darkness. They were finally rescued by the British frigate ship Queen of India and went on 1 September at sea over to the Dutch bark ship Alblasserdam. Just before their rescue lacking enough food they decided that one of them needed to sacrifice himself to save the others [cannibalism!]. The fact that the British ship arrived just ad time prevented this. The saved men were carpenter Ferdinand Smidt, sailors Gerhard Borgman and Jan van Nimwegen and light sailors Lowrens Vleesman, Christiaan Visse and Bernardus Talle. The other part of the crew were saved by the Lucothea and landed at St. Helena.