Russian squadron not bunkering coal off the Moesja Islands acccording to the Dutch newspaper Soerabaijasch handelsblad dated 8 December 1904

An item referred to a telegram of Reuter from Perim, Yemen reporting the arrival of the yacht Catarina from the French island Réunion. Her crew denied that the Russian squadron loaded coal off the Moesja Islands. The ships loaded coal from their own colliers.(1)

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1. Russo-Japanese War 8 February 1904-5 September 1905