Norwegian ship Forot lost off the Cocos Island according to the Dutch newspaper Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad 14 January 1887

An item dated Batavia, Dutch East Indies 15 December 1886 reported that on board of the Norwegian ship Forot of 699 register tons underway from Rotterdam, Netherlands towards Java, Dutch East Indies on the 9 November fire in the cargo was discovered. Her captain decided to go to the Cocos Islands where they arrived on the 21 November. The fire was however extended meantime in such a manner that the ship could not be saved. The entire crew landed and the wreck and cargo were to be sold on the 16th on a public auction.