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Wednesday 18 January 2017

Dutch schooner bark Kosmopoliet underway from England towards German lost according to the Dutch newspaper Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad dated 19 September 1878

An item dated Heligoland, Germany 17th reported that the Dutch schooner bark Kosmopoliet captain Hamburg loaded with guano underway from Falmouth, England towards Hamburg, Germany was leaking anchored off Sandinsel with huge problems signalling for a tug. A second item dated 2:30 o’clock reported her stranding with the loss of ship and cargo although the crew was saved.