An item reported that on Thursday early in the morning the Dutch bark Silania captain Gomez coming van Aruba stranded west of the Lazarushuis on Curacao. A launch of the Dutch steamship Zr.Ms. Cornelis Dirks (1) captain lieutenant J.F. Koopman was sent to assist her with as result that she was refloated and able to sail towards the bay of Piscadera for repairs.
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1. Screw steamship 3rd class, on stocks at Krimpen aan de Lek, Netherlands 1 May 1858, launched 11 January 1859, docked at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands 23-26 July 1859, 23-27 August 1860, 23 October-8 November 1862, 30 October-4 November 1863, 17 July 1868-7 March 1871, 5-14 June 1872, 11-14 June 1873, 17-19 June 1874, 20-30 October 1874, condemned 1880, stricken 1811, dimensions 43,00 x 9,20 x 4,30 metres, 759 tons displacement, 6 guns, 100 men, 119nph/250epk horsepower, speed 7 knots.
