The chief officer of La Seyne, also referred to on ship as the Second Captain, was laying in his bunk but he had not fallen asleep yet in spite of the hour. Suddenly the calm of the night on the ship was broken by a loud blast of the ship’s whistle and the chief officer jumped up and rushed to the deck to find out what had happened.

Ship Name: La Seyne

Nationality: French

Built: 1874

Tonnage: 1140

Ship Type: Single Screw Steam Ship

Year Lost: 1909

Reason for Loss: Collision with the Onda

Location of Wreck: Near Singapore

Lives Lost: Up to 101

Sources:

https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/singfreepresswk19091118-1.2.11?ST=1&AT=search&k=La%20Seyne%20shipwreck&QT=la,seyne,shipwreck&oref=article

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