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History

Crashed while sailing up the Ganges at the Jannegat. One of the fairways of the Ganges. The accident was caused by a mistake by the pilot Dirk Verburg so that the Voorburg got stuck outside the fairway. (Gen Mis Part 13, GS 258 p. 156)

The coins were salvaged and the cargo worth 94,951 was lost.

Description

Built: Delfshaven
Length: 140
Tonnage: 440

SkipperEdmond Collier

References

Down on 21 December

New in MaSS

Wrecks of Flevoland

Burgzand Noord

13 Provinces