Dutch and German Greenland whalers lost according to the Dutch newspaper Oprechte Haerlemsche courant dated 12 July 1685

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Netherlands Drawing of  Caspar Luyken 1711

An item dated dated Amsterdam, Netherlands 11 July reported the probably loss of 11 whalers, 8 of the Netherlands, 2 of Hamburg, Germany and 1 of Bremen, Germany.