German whaler Mozart wrecked according to the newspaper The Polynesian dated 4 March 1848

 The New Pictorial and Illustrated Family Magazine established for the diffusion of useful knowledge, vol. III. Robert Sears editor, New York 1846

An item reported that the German whaler Mozart master Schelling of Bremen was wrecked on Christmas Island on 7 December 1847. At that time she was loaded with 3.225 barrels whale oil. She was a total wreck and nothing was known if her cargo was saved. The crew of the Maria Helena discovered the wreck and a message that her crew was taken on board of the J.E. Donnell master Hussey.