German merchant ship ar Antwerp, Belgium seized according to the Dutch newspaper Algemeen Handelsblad dated 10 October 1914

An item reported that in the begin of the war a large number of German merchant ships in Antwerp, Belgium was declared as being war prizes. Antwerp was at that moment an important harbour for German shipping companies. Tidings reported at least for more as 100.000 ton including the largest and newest ships of the Norddeutsche Lloyd, Hansa Linie, Richter Linie, Deutsch Australische Dampschiff Gesellschaft, Kosmos Line and other shipping companies. Some of the ships were still loaded with Dutch cargoes. It was also reported that British forces using dynamite destroyed the engine rooms of the largest ships causing a large damage.