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Wednesday, 6 September 2017

Dutch East Indies bark Wadiatool Rachman lost according to the Dutch newspaper Soerabaijasch handelsblad dated 13 August 1881

An item dated Japara, Dutch East Indies 10th reported that the bark Wadiatool Rachman, master and owner Alie Alkaf, of Surabaya, Dutch East Indies underway towards Tagel, Dutch East Indies struck a cliff off poeloe Mandalika two days earlier during a heavy storms and sunk immediately. Her crew was saved but the cargo totally lost. According to rumour would the wreck on short notice to be sold on a public auction.