ZEEWIJK 1725-1727
Description
Dutch East India Trader
Construction
Timber
Size
850 tons length 40.6m
Built
1725 by Rammekens, Netherlands
Owner
VOC Master: Jan Steins
Sunk
1727/06/09
Location
Houtman Abrolhos, Gun Island
Latitude/Longitude
(-28.8838, 113.8134)
Sinking
En route from Vlissingen to Batavia with a cargo 10 chests of silver, gold coins and general cargo and a crew of 212, when she was lost off Gun Island. 72 died when she was wrecked.
Underwater
The Zeewijk did not break up immediately and goods, including the treasure chests, were transferred to Gun Island. It was obvious to the crew the ship could never be floated from its position locked into the reef.
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