British bark Otter underway from Sarawak towards the Dutch East Indies according to the Dutch newspaper Java-bode dated 13 January 1870

An item dated 8th reported the passing of the Sunda Strait by the British ship Otter captain W.B. Croscombe leaving Sarawak on 22 December 1869 towards Samarang, Dutch East Indies.(1)

Note
1. Bark, tonnage 499 tons, dimensions 156.6’x 28.2’ x 17.1’, built in 1864, owner E. Preston, homeport Liverpool. England.