The Zeearend (fishery number YM 307) was a sailing lugger from the Dutch port of IJmuiden.

The ship left IJmuiden on June 11th, 1918. She was supposed to go fishing in the so-called 'free shipping lane'* near the light ships Doggerbank Noord and Doggerbank Zuid. She was supposed to stay at sea for 42 days.

The ship left together with the Stern I. On July 10th, the Stern lost sight of the Zeearend between buoys 2 and 4. Nothing was heard of the ship after this and it was probably lost with all hands. The report of the Shipping Council states: The cause can not be established with certainty, but the council believes it likely that this is connected to the wartime circumstances (see references).

*) The 'free shipping lane' was a dedicated shipping route on the North Sea that was indicated by the German government as the only area where neutral ships could still sail in relative safety. The waters outside of this zone were considered to be war areas and there a total U-boat war was waged and sea mines were placed. It ran through the North Sea, roughly in a corridor between waters controlled by the Dutch and the British.

Type: steel sailing lugger

Yard: Industrie/Vooruitgang, Boot (Alphen aan de Rijn)

Owners: N.V. Zeearend

Zuiderzee collectie

• Visserijregister-40032343.
• uitspraak van de raad voor de scheepsvaart.