An item referred to a statement of a coaster on 11th August reporting that the Germans intended to leave Swakopmund (1) in German South West Africa after destroying the jetty, scuttling the tugs in the harbour and closing the ships and magazines. The victuals were transport towards Windhoek, capital city of the colony. The same happened at the harbour Lüderitzbucht [nowadays Namibia].
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1. Founded on 8 August 1892 by crewmembers of the German gunboat SMS Hyane became the main port of the German colony. Nowadays Namibia.
