A letter written by captain Winslow on board of the bark Tamerlane of New Bedford, USA on 19th April at the Island of Atooi [Polynesia/Hawaii] reported that when he visited the shore searching for seamen, his ship commanded by the first mate struck a reef causing the loss of 130 feet of her false keel. Lucky enough she was not leaking and they intended to sail to the North.(1)
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1. Measurement 357 tons, shipping agents Thomas Knowles&Co., departed on 29 October towards the North Pacific.
