The Killer Island!

Emily gaat vannacht en morgen onder ons door als Tropical storm. Ervaring leert dat een Tropical storm, zeker ook aan de buiten randen, vaak enorm veel regen meebrengt en ook windstoten.. dus ja het valt mee want het is geen orkaan en ze komt ook niet recht over, en nee, ik moet het nog zien/merken vannacht en morgen dat het meevalt.

Tjeerd is weer thuis van dagtocht Anguilla.

Anegada dan maar?

Nooit van gehoord? Niet zo gek, dat deden velen met jullie nooit en hebben dat met hun leven betaald, dus wees blij dat je daar lekker zit te lezen. Anegada is een stuk meloenvorm op zijn kop, van links naar rechts 19 km en op zijn allerbreedst (en das maar een stukje) wel 4, 8 km haha! Het is een echt “ killer Island” , anegada betekent in het Spaans verdronken of overstroomd. Of ze daarmee het land bedoelen of de honderden schepen die voor de kust op het “hoefijzerrif (behoort tot 1 van de langste ter wereld) ten onder gingen en of de mensen die daarmee hun leven lieten maakt niet uit. Anegada is een echt plat koraaleiland, ongveer25 km varen ten noorden van Tortola, duurt ongeveer anderhalf uur tegenwoordig.

Het eiland is zo plat als wat, een paar hoogste puntjes zijn 7 meter en de rest er ver onder. Vandaar dat men vroeger niet de boot, maar het eiland mistte, en het feit dat er een koraalrif omheen ligt maakt het ook niet makkelijker.

Ik heb nog meer te melden over onze tocht en verblijf, daar voor moet je even verder scrollen of toch lezen, want ik wil je het volgende niet laten missen; heb een lijst gevonden van de gezonken schepen aldaar, en nee, je hoeft niet alles te lezen, maar het is zo leuk zo’n kiekje-back-in-time, kijk eens wat ze vervoerden en waar ze vandaan kwamen bv, ikzelf kan helemaal verdrinken in gedachten bij zo’n lijst….

ABBIE C. TITCOMBE, Brig or Brigantine, American, wrecked March 12, 1878, Captain B. Kenney. Ref. St.Th.Tid., 13th March, 1878: "The American Brigte' ABBIE C. TITCOMBE, of Portland, Maine, 394 tons, Captain B. Kenney, which left Glasgow on the 16th January with a cargo of coals for Messrs. Becker & Co., Havana, struck on the Anegada Reef last night at 10:30 o'clock. The captain reports that on the first inst. his vessel was dismasted in a gale and he was proceeding for this port under jurymasts at the time of the disaster. When the vessel struck the boat was got out at once, in which the entire crew embarked reaching here at 3:30 to-day. There is every probability that the vessel will be a total wreck." Penobcot Marine Museum states: "ABBIE C. TITCOMB, brig, Yarmouth, 376 tons, 120.9' x 16.1' x 10.0', billet hd., sq. stern, built Yarmouth, Me., 1863 by Giles Loring. Signal letters HTCG, Official number #1309. Reported wrecked March 31, 1878 near St. Thomas, West Indies."
AFTRIVEDO, Spanish, wrecked July 22, 1810, Captain LaPorta. Ref. Lockwood, 1813 & Admiralty, 1825; also Schomburgk, 1832). Max, 1971 writes "Spanish merchant ship AFTRIVEDO, Captain LaPorta, coming from Tarragona, was lost on July 22 on Anegada Island but part of the cargo was saved and carried to Tortola."
AILSA, Brigantine, Nova Scotia, 219 tons, wrecked February 25, 1886, Captain McLead. Ref. St.Th.Tid., 3rd March, 1886: "Captain McLead, mate and crew of the British brigt. AILSA, 219 tons, of Liverpool, N.S., arrived here on Sunday morning from Tortola in a boat. The captain reports that on the morning of the 25th ultimo the brigantine became a total wreck on a reef at Anegada; she was 12 days out from Savannah, Georgia, bound to Humacao, Puerto Rico with a cargo of P.P. lumber; at the time the vessel struck the reef there was a heavy sea running and as no boat could live alongside, the crew had to swim ashore. The AILSA was built at Port Medway, N.S. in the month of November 1882, classed A1, Amr. Record and owned by J.C. Bartling, Esqr. and others of Liverpool, N.S."
AJAX, Ship, English, wrecked September 21, 1819. Ref. Admiralty, 1825: "AJAX of London, Captain and 3 men drowned, 21st September, 1819"; also Ref. Schomburgk: "AJAX, English Ship, Sept. 1819, captain & three men drowned."
ALSVID, Barque, Norwegian, 366 tons, wrecked April 20, 1881, Captain Tallaksen. Ref. St.Th.Tid: 23 April 1881: "The Norwegian barque ALTING (misspelled) of Risør, Captain Tallaksen, from Newport, G.B., to Galveston with a cargo of iron, was stranded on the 22nd inst. (apparently wrong date) on Anegada Reef. Nothing has been saved, the crew loosing all. Eight men arrived here last night and are now under the care of the Norwegian Consul". A letter from Norsk Sjøfartsmuseum, Oslo, dated April 12th, 1967 states: "ALTING is misspelled, must be ALSVID, because under this name, in a complete list of ships belonging to Risør, it is mentioned that the ship wrecked at Anegada, West Indies 20th April, 1881. Vessel Built in Risør 1872, 366 Reg. tonn, Owner: I.Kildahl and others, Risør, Norway."
ANRORA, Spanish, wrecked November 29, 1813, Captain Alday Turriaga. Ref Max, 1971: "Spanish ship ANRORA (AURORA ?) Captain Aldayturriaga, from Cadiz to VeraCruz, was totally lost on Anegada on November 29th, but the crew was saved."
ARCADIA, Brig, British, wrecked March 4, 1823, Captain Venham. Ref. Admiralty, 1825: "Brig ARCADIA, to Trinidad, 4th March, 1823, part of cargo consisting of cattle, saved". Also Ref. Schromburgk, 1832; and Max, 1971: "British ship ARCADIA, Captain Venham, of and for Trinidad from Puerto Rico, lost on Anegada Shoals on March 4, 1823, only about fifty head of cattle were saved."
ARGUS, Brig, wrecked March 20, 1819, 1820 or 1821. Ref. Schromburgk, 1832; also Admiralty, 1825; also St.Th.Arrvls: "Brig ARGUS ... ført af Captain Thomas ... forliste paa Anegada."
ARK, Ship, Halifax, stranded 1859. Ref St.Th.Tid, 1st Oct., 1859: "Captain Marshall of the British ship JANE, reports having spoken on the 25th ult. the ARK, of Halifax, 36 days out, under jury masts, having experienced a hurricane on the 9th September. It is since stated that the ARK struck on the Anegada reefs on Wednesday last, but has been got off and towed to Tortola leaking badly." In the same paper appears on a later date an auction notice of articles saved from the ARK.
ASTREA, 5th-rate 32-gun Frigate, British, 689 tons, wrecked May 23, 1808, Captain Edward Heywood
(The History and Wreck of the HMS ASTREA)
AUGUST, Barque, German, wrecked June 26, 1870, Captain Jacobs. Ref. St.Th.Tid, June, 1870: "North German barque AUGUST, Captain Jacobs, from Hamburg, with assorted cargo bound for St. Thomas, is a total wreck on Anegada Reef. She struck on Sunday night the 26th inst. Part of the cargo will be saved."
BULWARK, Brig, British, wrecked December 13, 1818. Ref. Admiralty, 1825: "Brig BULWARK, from Quebec to Jamaica, December, 1818"; also Ref. Schromburgk, 1832 and Max, 1971: "Year 1818, British ship from New Brunswick to Jamaica wrecked on Anegada on December 13."
BYRON, Brig or Schooner, British, wrecked November 23, 1821, Captain Anderson. Ref Admiralty, 1825; also Schromburgk, 1832; also Max, 1971: "British ship BRYON, or BYRON, Captain Anderson, of and for Cork from Trinidad, was totally lost on Anegada shoals on November 23, 1821, but the crew and passengers were saved."

CALABASH, wrecked before 1832. Ref. Schromburgk, 1832.
CAROLINE, wrecked November 15, 1814, Captain DaSilva. Ref. Max, 1971: "1814, A ship of unknown nationality, CAROLINE, Captain DaSilva, from Madeira to Jamaica, was lost off Tortola on November 15, but the crew was saved and carried to Puerto Rico."
CAROLINE, Brig, American, wrecked November 7, 1822. Ref. Schromburgk, 1832: "CAROLINE, American Brig, 1822"; also Admiralty, 1825: "Brig CAROLINE, from Boston, 7th November, 1822." Vessel elsewhere reported en route from Boston to Puerto Rico.
CATHARINE, Brig, British, wrecked September 27, 1840. Ref St.Th.Arvls, October 1st, 1840:"Forliste med den engelske CATHARINE af St. Vincent, Søndag den 27. september ..."
CHARLES, Brig, English, wrecked September 25, 1819. Ref. Schromburgk, 1832; also Admiralty, 1825: "Brig CHARLES, from Baltimore, with lumber, cargo saved, 25th September, 1819."
CHILHAM CASTLE, Ship?, English, wrecked May, 1818. Ref. St.Th.Tid, 21st May, 1818: "We are sorry to state that an English and also Spanish ship has wrecked on the 15 (date uncertain due to poor printing) inst. on the reef of Anegada. The name of the English ship is CHILHAM CASTLE, from Liverpool to New Orleans, with dry goods, the former of which port she left on the 1st April. Crew saved, and also some part of the cargo." Ref also Schromburgk, 1832, and Admiralty, 1825.
COLLECTOR, Schooner, American, wrecked 1831. Ref St.Th.Arvls, 12th August, 1831: "Forliste paa Anegada". Also Schromburgk, 1832: "COLLECTOR, American Schooner, 1831."
COLUMBUS, Schooner, American, wrecked before 1832. Ref Schromburgk, 1832.
CONSTANCE, Barquentine, British, stranded November 1890, Captain Zimmer. Ref St.Th.Tid, 8th November, 1890: "The barquentine CONSTANCE of Barbados, Captain Zimmer, from New York, bound to Frederikssted, St. Croix, with a general cargo, struck on Anegada on Saturday last. Through the efforts of the captain and crew she was floated shortly after, and has arrived at destination."

CORSICA, Brig, American, wrecked November 10, 1831. Ref. St.Th.Tid, 16th November, 1831: "Arrived the captain and the crew of the brig CORSICA which was wrecked on Anegada on the night of the 10th inst. on her way from Gibraltar to Vera Cruz, with a most valuable cargo amounting to $200.000. The U.S. schooner PORPOISE, John Persival, Esq., Lt. Commanding, being in this port when the intelligence was received proceeded immediately to the spot to receive any part of the cargo which may have been saved." Also Schomburgk, 1832.
CRUGER, American, wrecked September 1786, Captain Williams. Ref. Max, 1971: "1786. American ship CRUGER, Captain Williams, from Philadelphia to St. Croix, was wrecked on September 3 on Horseshoe Reef of Anegada."
DASH, English, wrecked May 23, 1816, Captain Falls. Ref Max, 1971: "1816. British ship DASH, Captain Falls, of London, from Puerto Rico to Barbados, with 120 head of oxen, was totally lost on May 23 on Anegada Reef, the crew, twenty head of oxen, and some rigging saved."
DESPATCH, Brigantine, Nova Scotia, wrecked July 25, 1863, Captain James C. Bartling. Ref St.Th.Tid, 29th July, 1863: "On the 25th of July at 4 A.M. the British brig'te DESPATCH of and from Liverpool, N.S., with a cargo of spruce scantling destined for Ponce, Puerto Rico, struck the N.E. point of Anegada Reef. Vessel and cargo total loss. Captain James C. Bartling and crew arrived here on the 28th inst."
DETROOP, Galliot, Dutch, wrecked May 5, 1851, Captain K. J. Tolner. Ref. St.Th.Tid., 10th May, 1851: "We regret to learn that another unfortunate vessel has fallen victim to the heartless wreckers of this portion of the British Virgin Islands. The Dutch galliot DETROOP, K.J. Tolner, master, whilst pursuing a voyage from Rotterdam to Puerto Rico, with a cargo of gin, cheese, butter, barley, beef, &c., was stranded on the shoals of Anegada, on the night of the 5th inst., and became a total wreck. On this occasion, however, we opine that the Anegadians will not be allowed to indulge in their wholesale plundering propensities, as formerly, for we understand that Her Britannic Majesty's sloop of War HELENA, Commander DeCourcey, which vessel was at Tortola about the time of the wreck, had repaired to the spot, with the principal officer of Her Majesty's Customs on board, for the purpose of protecting the wrecked property. A quantity of the goods had already been taken to the Queens Warehouse in Road Town, and are advertised to be sold on Wednesday next for the benefit of the underwriters and others concerned."
DIFIANCE, wrecked 1653. Reference "The Memoirs of Prince Rupert" - being a journal of his 1652/53 journey to America where his brother drowned in a shipwreck on Anegada Island; Warburton, 1849.
DONNA DELLA GRACIA, Brig, Spanish, wrecked 1831. Ref. Schromburgk, 1832: "DONNA DELLA GRACIA, Spanish Brig, 1831."
DONNA PAULA, Slaver, Portuguese, wrecked September 3, 1819, Captain Viana. Ref. Anonymous, 1824, 2 reports, 10 pp, map entitled: "Slaves Wrecked in the Portuguese Ship called The Donna Paula". Also Admiralty, 1825: "DONNA PAULA" with slaves, 3rd September, 1819"; also Schromburgk, 1832. There is also a mention of this wreck in the book "Lagooned in the Virgin Islands", Hazel B. Eadie, 1931. Also Max, 1971: "Year 1819. Portuguese ship DONNA PAULA, Captain Viana, of Para, totally wrecked on the Anegada Shoals the night of September 3, 235 African slaves and the crew saved."
EL CESAR, Spanish, wrecked 1757, Captain Josef Bernabe Madero. Ref. Max, 1971: "1757. Spanish merchantman EL CESAR, Captain Josef Bernabe Madero, owned by the Marques de Casa Madrid, was lost on Anegada Island."
EL RAYO, Spanish, wrecked 1790. Ref. Max, 1971: "Year 1790. Spanish ship EL RAYO, sailing from Bilbao to Puerto Rico, ran ashore on Anegada but the crew abandoned her safely."
ELIZA, British, wrecked 1823, Captain Filliul. Ref. Max, 1971: "Year 1823. British ship ELIZA, Captain Filliul, from Liverpool to St. Thomas wrecked on Horseshoe Reef near Anegada, cargo and crew saved."
ESPERANZA, Brig, Spanish, wrecked about 1831. Ref. Schromburgk, 1832 - reference simply states "ESPERANZA, Spanish Brig."
ESPIRITU SANTO, Snow, Spanish, wrecked March 19, 1775. Ref. Max, 1971: "1775. A Spanish snow called SPIRITO SANRO (Spanish spelling would be ESPIRITU SANTO), bound from La Coruna, Spain, to Havana, wrecked night of March 19th on the rocks of Anegada (at the point called the Horseshoe), the people and a great part of the cargo were saved, but the vessel was lost."
FALCON, American, wrecked May 26, 1817, Captain Brothoff. Ref. Max, 1971: "1817. American ship FALCON, Captain Brothoff, wrecked at Anegada on May 26th."
FLEUR DE LA MER, Portuguese, wrecked before 1832. Ref. Schromburgk, 1832: "Fleur de la Mer, under Portuguese colors."

F. MICKELSEN, American, Schooner, stranded August, 1835. Ref. St.Th.Tid, 19th August, 1835: "Extract of a letter from Tortola, dated 16th August, 1835, addressed to Messrs. Haddocks, Phillips & Co. of this island, states that the schooner F. MICKELSEN, of Newburn, was found in an abandoned state on the Anegada Reefs, and carried to that island. In consequence of her being found in that situation, she was taken possession of by the Receiver of Droits. Any information which may be required relative to said vessel may be obtained from the above mentioned Gentlemen, who have delivered a package of letters found on board to the American Consul ..."
FRANCIS, Brig, English, wrecked 1831, Captain Brown. Ref. St.Th.Arvls, 17th March, 1831: "Forliste paa Anegada i briggen FRANCIS, Captain Brown, fra St. Vincent". Also Schromburgk, 1832: "FRANCIS, English Brig, 1831"; furthermore Schromburgk states in his "Remarks on Anegada," page 166: "I conversed with Captain Brown of the English brig FRANCIS, bound from Nassau (New Providence) to Trinidad, who having been prevented by cloudy weather from taking an observation for several days, according to his reckoning was distant from Anegada, and, making land in the evening, considered it to be St. Martin's but was wrecked on the reefs of Anegada at 11:00 the same evening."
GENERAL BROWN, American, wrecked 1821, Captain Godfrey. Ref. Max, 1971: "Year 1821. American ship GENERAL BROWN, Captain Godfrey, from New York to the West End of Puerto Rico, was totally wrecked on Anegada shoals but most of its cargo saved and sold at Tortola."
GOOD HOPE, British, wrecked 1809, Captain Watson. Ref. Max, 1971: "1809. British ship GOOD HOPE, Captain Watson, from London to the Spanish Main, was lost near Anegada but most of the cargo saved." Also Schromburgk, 1832 mentions this vessel, but gives no further information.
HALIFAX LADY, wrecked before 1832. Ref. Schromburgk, 1832.
HEBE, British, wrecked 1795, Captain Gray. Ref. Max, 1971: "1795. British ship HEBE, Captain Gray, from Cork to Jamaica, was lost on the rocks (believed to be Anegada) near Tortola."
HIRAM, Schooner, wrecked February 29, 1840. Ref. St.Th.Arvls, 13th March, 1840: "Forliste paa Anegada i skonnerten HIRAM fra Washington den 29. Februar (1840)."
HOLTINGEN, Barque, Norwegian, 420 tons, wrecked February 2, 1892, Captain Berge. Ref. St.Th.Tid, 6th February, 1892: "Yesterday morning Captain Berge, of the barque HOLTINGEN, presented himself at the Norwegian consulate and reported the loss of his vessel on the Anegada Reefs, on the night of the 2nd inst. At the time of the casualty occurred the weather is said to have been very heavy, and the ship foundered almost immediately on striking. Captain Berge and the crew escaped without being able to save any of their effects, owing to the rapid sinking of the vessel. From Anegada the wrecked hands reached Tortola in a ship's boat, and arrived at St. Thomas last night. The HOLTINGEN was a vessel of 406 tons hailing from Tvedestrand and was bound from Barbados to Charleston, S.C., in ballast." (HOLTINGEN was built in Tvedestrand in 1874, 420 reg. tonn. Owners were A & F Smith, Tvedestrand, Norway).
IDA, Steamer, Spanish, wrecked January 1, 1899, Captain Ceniga. Ref. St.Th.Tid, 4th January, 1899: "A boat arrived here on Monday night with the crew, some 39 in number, and 10 passengers of the wrecked Spanish steamer IDA, which went ashore at Anegada on New Year's morning at 3 o'clock. It appears that the steamer had been in bad weather for three days and had lost her bearings, thus causing the disaster. She was from Coruna, Spain, bound for Puerto Rico, and had a general cargo. It is expected that both the ship and cargo will prove a total loss, as the spot on which she struck is difficult of access by salvors at this time of the year. The captain Ceniga is expected to arrive here today together with some of the officers who remained with the wreck. One of the crew is reported drowned by the smashing of a boat."
IL CANDELIERO, wrecked before 1832. Ref. Schromburgk, 1832.
ISLAM, Brig, American, wrecked October 2, 1852, Captain Young. Ref. St.Th.Tid., 6th October, 1852: "In addition to the marine disasters published in a previous number, we have to notice the wreck at Anegada of the American brig ISLAND (should have been the ISLAM) on Saturday the 2nd inst. Her cargo consisted of wheaten flour and corn meal. She struck on the north side of Anegada where the water is very boisterous."
JAMES BARRON, American, wrecked January 7, 1824. Ref. Max, 1971: "1824. American ship JAMES BARRON, Captain Fisher, from Charleston, South Carolina, to Barbados, was totally lost on January 7 on Anegada Reef."
JAMES EDWARDS. 1819 and/or 1831. See JAMES EDWIN below.
JAMES EDWIN, Schooner, American, wrecked January, 1819 and/or 1831(?). Ref. Schromburgk, 1832 states: "JAMES EDWARDS, American Schooner, 1831". The vessel may have been the JAMES EDWIN, and not as stated by Schromburgk, because St.Th.Arvls, 10th January, 1831 reads: "Forliste paa Anegada i skonnerten JAMES EDWIN, fra New York". Max, 1971 writes: "Year 1819. American Schooner JAMES EDWARDS sank on Anegada." There possibly were two vessels, one wrecked in 1819 and one wrecked in 1831.

JANE, this vessel was wrecked on or near Tortola, not on Anegada as reported in some sources.
KATHERINE, British, wrecked 1751, Captain Richards. Ref. Max, 1971: "1751. KATHERINE, commanded by Captain Richards, sailing from Jamaica to Bristol, was lost on Anegada but the crew was saved."
KONG OSCAR, Barque, Norwegian, 424 tons, wrecked April 1, 1885. Ref. St.Th.Tid, 4th April, 1885: "The Norwegian barque KONG OSCAR, from Cardiff with a cargo of coal for this port, became a total wreck on Anegada on the night of the 1st inst. The captain and crew arrived here yesterday. Norsk Sjøfartsmuseum in Oslo, Norway states: "KONG OSCAR, built in Kragerø, 1859, 424 Reg. Tonn. Owner J. Gundersen, Kragerø, Norway".
L'AIMABLE EULALIE, Ship, French, wrecked May, 1824, Captain Alleame. Ref. Schromburgk, 1832; also Max, 1971: "1824. French ship AIMABLE EULALIE, Captain Alleame, from Guadeloupe to Le Havre, wrecked on Anegada Shoals in May, only a small part of the cargo saved."
LA VICTORIA, Man-of-War, Spanish, wrecked 1738, Captain Don Carlos Casamara.
LE COUNT DE POIX, French, wrecked 1713, Captain Lewis Doyer. Ref. Max, 1971: "Year 1713. Captain Lewis Doyer, of French ship LE COUNT DE POIX, sailing from Santo Domingo to Havre de Grace, France, wrecked on Anegada."
LEWIS, Brig, American, wrecked April 9, 1831, Captain Turley. Ref. Schromburgk, 1832: "LEWIS, American Brig, 1831." On page 166 in his "Remarks on Anegada" Schromburgk states: "The brig LEWIS, Captain Turly, bound from Philadelphia to St. Thomas and Maraibo (sp), was wrecked on the southeastern reef on Anegada, 9th April, 1831. According to his reckoning he was the day previous on a parallel with St. Thomas; and I have been told that a second time he narrowly escaped being wrecked on nearly the same spot where he had thus lost the LEWIS, having discovered the foam of the breakers just in time to bear away."

LIONESS, Brig, American, wrecked 1811. Ref. Schromburgk, 1832.

LONDON, Ship(?), English, wrecked 1810, Captain Cromie. Ref. Schromburgk, 1832. Also Max, 1971: "1810. British ship LONDON, Captain Cromie (Cramie?), from London to Haiti, was lost on Anegada Island."
LORNE, Brigantine, Nova Scotia, 147 tons, wrecked January 24, 1884, Captain Pye. Ref. St.Th.Tid., 26th January, 1884: "The British brigte' LORNE, Captain Pye, of and from Halifax, N.S., bound to San Juan, Puerto Rico with a cargo of fish, etc., struck on the Anegada Reef on the afternoon of the 24th inst. and became a total wreck. The captain and crew arrived here yesterday afternoon." The Marine History Department of the Nova Scotia Museum states: "LORNE, Brigantine, 147 tons, built 1877, Jeddore, N.S., registered Halifax, N.S., Packford and Blake, owners. - Quoted from the American Record of Shipping."
MARIA, Barque, Swedish, stranded May, 1893, Captain Frøberg. Ref. St.Th.Tid., 17th May, 1893: "The Swedish barque MARIA, 310 tons, Captain Frøberg, from Barbados with sugar, bound to West End, St. Croix, to complete cargo for Copenhagen, put in here yesterday morning leaking badly having struck the Anegada Reef. Consignees Bache & Company."
MARIA JESUSA, Brig, Spanish, wrecked January, 1852. Ref. St.Th.Tid., 31st January, 1852: "We learn that another unfortunate vessel has been stranded on the reefs of Anegada during the week. Our correspondent states that she was the Spanish brig MARIA JESUSA, from some port in Spain, bound to the island of Puerto Rico with a cargo of provisions. A portion of the goods has been saved and taken to Tortola."
MARIANA, Schooner, American, wrecked August 11, 1842. Ref. St.Th.Arvls, 12th August, 1842: " ... af den paa Anegada i gaar nat forliste skonnert MARIANA fra Baltimore."
MARQUISE DE VIENNE, wrecked before 1832. Ref. Schomburgk, 1832.
MARTHA, English, wrecked May 25, 1774, Captain McIntosh. Ref. Max, 1971: "Year 1774. MARTHA, Captain McIntosh, sailing from Jamaica to London was lost on May 25th on Anegada."
MARTHA, schooner, wrecked before 1832. Ref. Schomburgk, 1832. Could be same vessel as above.
MARY (1817), wrecked 1817, Captain Autman. Ref. Max,1971: "1817. A ship of unknown nationality, MARY, Captain Autman, from Jamaica to Vera Cruz, was lost on Anegada."

MARY (1821), Brig, American, wrecked February 22, 1821, Captain Hellyer. Ref. Schomburgk, 1831; also Max, 1971: "Year 1821. A (vessel) of unknown nationality, MARY, Captain Hellyer, from New York to St. Thomas, was lost on February 22 on Anegada Shoals, but the crew and cargo were saved."
MARY (1857), Brig, British, wrecked July 20, 1857, Captain Dolbay. Ref. St.Th.Tid., 25th July, 1857: "The English brig MARY, Captain Dolbay, from Halifax bound to Ponce, Puerto Rico ran on Anegada reefs on Monday morning last (20th inst.) at 4 o'clock. Her cargo consisted of fish, hoops, and shingles - the better part of which, it is said, will be saved and taken to Tortola to be sold at auction. The crew composed the captain, mate, four seamen, cook and a boy. Of these, the four seamen and cook have arrived here; the captain, mate and boy, remaining by the wreck until such of the effects as may be rescued are sold."
MARY (1895), Sloop, wrecked November, 1895. Ref. St.Th.Tid., 4th December, 1895: "The sloop MARY, which left here last week for Dominica, has been wrecked at Horseshoe Reef, Anegada. A sailor and a passenger were drowned."
MARY IRVINE, Barque, American, wrecked December 21, 1851, Captain J. Taylor.
MASON'S DAUGHTER, Schooner, American, wrecked before 1832. Ref. Schomburgk, 1832.
MAXWELL, Schooner, American, wrecked 1819. Ref. Schomburgk, 1832; also Max, 1971: "Year 1819. American Schooner MAXWELL sank at Anegada."
MISSISSIPPI, Brig, American, wrecked November 18, 1856, Captain Hathaway. Ref. St.Th.Tid., 3rd December, 1856: "The American Brig MISSISSIPPI, 244 tons, Capt. Hathaway, was wrecked on the night of Tuesday 18th November on the reefs of Anegada. This vessel was bound to Baltimore from St. Eustatius with a cargo of sugar and molasses; she has proved a total wreck; a portion of her cargo, however, has been saved and brought to this port. Captain Hathaway and his crew are here waiting an opportunity to proceed to the United States."
NANCY GAER, wrecked 1769. Ref. Max, 1971: "1769. NANCY GAER was lost off Anegada but her crew was saved."

NELIE, Ship, wrecked before 1832. Ref. Schomburgk, 1832.
NEVARRO, Spanish, 1792, Captain Belandia. Ref. Max, 1971: "Year 1792. Spanish ship NEVARRO (NAVARRO ?), Captain Belandia, from St. Andero (Santander), Spain to Havana, was lost at Anegada Island."
NUESTRA SENORA DE LA VICTORIA, Spanish, wrecked December 5, 1812. Ref. Max, 1971: "Year 1812. N.S. de la VICTORIA, coming from Malaga was lost on December 5 on Anegada Reef."
NUESTRA SENORA DE LORENTO y SAN FRANCISCO XAVIER, Spanish, armed merchant vessel, wrecked 1730, Captain Juan de Arizon. Ref. Max, 1971: "Year 1730. An English built ship converted to a Spanish treasure galleon, N.S. de LORENTO y SAN FRANCISCO XAVIER, 212 tons, commanded by Captain Juan de Arizon, coming from Spain and sailing in convoy with a fleet of treasure galleons commanded by General Manuel Lopez Pintado for Cartagena and Porto Bello, sank on Anegada Island."
OCEAN, Ship ?, British, wrecked February, 1812, Captain Stewart. Ref. Schomburgk, 1832; also Admiralty, 1825: "Ship Ocean, from London, 1812." Also Lockwood, 1813. Also Max, 1971: "1812. British ship OCEAN, Captain Stewart, from London to Honduras totally lost in February on Anegada Reef but the crew was saved."
OLIVE, Schooner, of Boston, Mass. wrecked on July 7th, 1802, Captain Martin Stetson. George Washington Samson, a seaman on board the OLIVE at the time she was wrecked on Anegada island, was born in 1781 and went to sea when he was about fourteen years old in 1789. He wrote an interesting "Sea Log" of his adventures after he retired from the sea in December of 1803. After having served on several different merchant sailing ships as deckhand, he joined the vessel THOMAS BLACK bound for London, England in 1800. Three days out they lost a man, Jacob French, overboard and 32 days out their vessel was taken by the French privateer brig LA SOIR and brought to France. Subsequently, George Washington Samson shipped onboard the schooner OLIVE on June 2, 1802, and he then writes in his journal "the 7th of July (1802) was cast away on the island of Anegada. From there to Tortola (the largest island in the British Virgin Islands, and a few hours sail from Anegada). From there to St. Thomas, and from there to St. Croix (both islands are located in what was then the Danish West Indies - now the United States Virgin Islands. These Danish islands had been taken over by the British in 1801 at the time Admiral Nelson had defeated the Danish navy at the battle of Copenhagen, Denmark). In Christiansted, St. Croix, George Samson joined the brig JANE of Portland on August 5th, 1802. Ref. Personal correspondence with Mr. Walter Samson, a direct descendant of George Washington Samson.

OLYMPIA, Schooner, wrecked January 24, 1873, Captain Kennedy. Ref. St.Th.Tid: "The schooner OLYMPIA, Captain Kennedy of Turks Islands, employed in the mail service between that place and St. Thomas, nine days out, got ashore on the night of the 24th inst. at 10.50 on the Anegada Reefs, during squally weather. The crew got into the boat and tried to save as much as possible, such as the mails and some provisions, then started for Jos Van Dikes, where they arrived on the night of the 25th. The next morning, the 26th at 7 o'clock they started for St. Thomas and arrived at 11.30 AM. The sails and the spars have been saved but the vessel will be a total loss."
OTTO, Ship, Danish wrecked before 1832. Ref. Schomburgk, 1832.
PARAMATTA, Royal Mail Line Steamer, British, wrecked June 30, 1859.
PARTRIDGE, British, wrecked 1806, Captain Miller. Ref Max, 1971: "Year 1806. British ship PARTRIDGE, Captain Miller, from Bristol and the island of Madeira to St. Thomas, was lost near Tortola but part of her cargo was saved."
PATTERSON, Ship, American, wrecked May 15, 1818. Ref. Schomburgk, 1832; also Admiralty, 1825, stating: "PATTERSON of New Orleans, June 1818." Also St.Reg.Arvls., 27th May, 1818: "Forliste med skibet Patterson fra New Orleans paa Anegada den 15. maj, 1818."
PERSEVERANCE, British, wrecked 1795, Captain Oriel. Ref Max, 1971: "1795. British Ship PERSEVERANCE, Captain Oriel, from Dublin to Jamaica was totally lost on the North side of Anegada near Tortola."
PRINCE FERDINAND, wrecked 1760, Captain Caynoon. Ref. Max, 1971: "1760. PRINCE FERDINAND, Captain Caynoon, sailing from Boston to Jamaica was lost on Anegada Reef, but her crew was saved."
PROTECTOR (?), Bark (?), wrecked March 1838. Ref. St.Th.Arvls, 31st March, 1838: "Forliste med Bark ..PROTECTOR (?) .. paa Anegada .. fra England til St. Thomas." (Very difficult to read original).
REBECCA, Barque/Ship, American, wrecked January 7, 1859, Captain Collins. Ref. St.Th.Tid., 12th January, 1859: " The American barque REBECCA of Brunswick, Maine, Captain Collins, from Newport, bound to Kingston, Jamaica, with a cargo of coals, ran ashore on Anegada reefs on Friday morning 7th inst. at half past 3 o'clock, and will be a total wreck. Twelve men belonging to her arrived here on Monday morning last in an English boat, the Captain and mate remaining with the vessel to save all that is possible." Penobscot Marine Museum of Searsport, Maine, states in a letter: "REBECCA, Ship, Brunswick, 533 tons, 136' x29.3' x 14.7', billet hd., sq stern, built Brunswick, Me., 1849 by Joseph Given. Abel Sawyer, master '49. Owners: Joseph Badger, sole, Brunswick, Maine, 1849. Sometimes referred to as a bark, and reported lost January 7, 1859 on Anegada." See also "Queens of the Western Ocean". pp: 518 and 522.
RENOMINEE, Brig, American, wrecked before 1832. Ref. Schomburgk, 1832.
RESTAURADORA, Schooner/Slaver, Spanish, wrecked 1831. Ref. Schomburgk, 1832: "RESTAURADORA, Spanish Schooner, with slaves, many perished, 1831."
ROSEMLEAU, Sloop, French, wrecked 1790. Ref. Admiralty, 1825: "RESEMLEAU, French sloop privateer, 1790;" also Schomburgk, 1832; also Lockwood, 1813.
RUFUS KING, Schooner, wrecked September 12, 1826, Captain Henry Major. Ref. St.Th.Tid., 20th September 1826: "The schooner RUFUS KING, Henry Major, Master, 29 days from Washington, N.C., was wrecked on the night of the 12th inst. on a reef at the west end of Anegada; her cargo, which consisted of pitch pine scantling, staves, and shingles, was, with the exception of the deck load, saved, and landed at Anegada; from which place vessels are employed in conveying it to Tortola."
SALVATOR MUNDI, Armed Merchant Vessel, Danish, wrecked August 15, 1729. Ref. "The Danish West Indies 1671 - 1917", Westergaard, 1924 (?), page 122: "The SALVATOR MUNDI was wrecked, August 15th, 1729, on Anegada Reef near Virgin Gorda while en route from St. Thomas to Copenhagen with a return cargo." Also Kay Larsen File (Kongelige Bibliotek, Copenhagen): "....SALVATOR MUNDI ... kompagni skib. Laa sejlklar i København i efteraaret 1720 ... Stødte paa Lappen ved Kronborg og maatte vende tilbage ... hjemkom 16 juli 1728, udgik samme aar igen til Vestindien. Forulykkede paa hjemrejsen den 15. august 1729 paa Annegade Rev ved Virgine Gordas."
SAN IGNACIO, 55-gun Gallion, Spanish-Venezuelan, wrecked March 20, 1742. This vessel was owned by the Royal Carraca Company. Contrary to accounts in some popular shipwreck books, the SAN IGNACIO was on a East-West voyage, and not on a West-East voyage carrying silver and gold. The best and most reliable source of information about this vessel can be found in Beatson's Naval and Military Memoirs, Volume I, pp: 148/149 for 1742, which reads as follows: "The Court in Madrid having resolved to reinforce their garrisons on the Spanish Main, embarked the Almanza regiment of dragoons; commanded by Colonel Don Alonzo de Arcos y Morena, consisting of five hundred and twenty men, and the same number of infantry, being a battalion of the regiment of Portugal, commanded by Don Francisco Villavicencio. They were ordered to Carthagena, where it was apprehended the British would make another attack. The troops were put on board the following ships, belonging to the Royal Caracca Company, viz. El Coro, and the St. Ignatio, of sixty guns each, but which, on this occasion, mounted only forty; the St. Sebastian and St. Joachim, of thirty guns each, and the St. Antonio of twelve guns. Don Joachim de Miranda, the new Governor of Carthagena, embarked on board the El Coro; and from the quantity of rich merchandise shipped, the was supposed the most valuable fleet that ever sailed from Cadiz; which port they left on the 12th of February, and were soon after overtaken by a terrible storm. The St. Ignatio was wrecked on the shoals of Anegada, one of the Caribbee islands; and there the Commandant of the regiment of Portugal, several officers, and one hundred and fifty men were drowned: The St. Antonio was never heard of. The other three ships of this fleet joined company again; made prize of an American vessel; and, on the 12th of April, when off the Virgin Islands; fell in with the Eltham of forty, and the Lively of twenty guns, two British ships of war, commanded by Captains Smith and Stuart, who gave chase to the Spaniards, came up with them, and began a very warm battle. The Spanish Commodore signified his desire to surrender several times, but was always prevented by an Irish officer of the land forces on board. After a severe conflict of some hours, night put an end to the engagement, otherwise all the three ships must have been taken; for the Spanish were so much damaged, that it was with the utmost difficulty they got into Puerto Rico three days afterwards, having had between six and seven hundred men killed and wounded; among the former was the Governor of Carthagena. The loss of men in the British ships was inconsiderable; but their riging had suffered so much, that they could not prevent the enemy from escaping in the night."
SAN JOSEPH, Felucca, Spanish, wrecked August 1818. Ref. St.Th.Arvls., 2nd September, 1818: "Forliste paa Anegada me ... Sant Joseph, Capt ... fra Cadiz ... til LaGuayra." (Original text very difficult to read); also Admiralty, 1825: "Spanish Felucca, cargo lost, September 1818." Also, St.Th.Tid, 28th August, 1818: "By a private letter just received from Tortola, we are informed that a Spanish Feluche from Cadiz, with a very valuable cargo of Wines, Brandy, Oil, &c., was wrecked on the shoals of Anegada some time last week - and on the night of the 21st inst. an American ship, laden with flour, &c., the whole of the cargoes of both vessels saved. As yet we have not learned the name of either of the vessels."
SANTA MONICA, English, 5th rate Frigate, wrecked in 1782, Captain John Linzee. Ref. Max, 1971: "Year 1782. Originally a Spanish ship taken by the British on September 14, 1779, the SANTA MONICA, Captain John Linzee, was lost near Tortola. All of her crew but one were saved, as well as many of her guns, stores and cargo." For a description of the vessel and of her capture from the Spanish see: "Battles of the British Navy", Joseph Allen, 1852, Volume I, pages 285/286.
SANTA ROSA, wrecked 1758. Ref. Max, 1971: "1758. Spanish merchantman SANTA ROSA wrecked on the reefs of Anegada."
SARAH, wrecked before 1832. Ref. Schomburgk, 1832, who simply states: "SARAH".

SECTOR, British, wrecked May 6, 1824. Ref. Max, 1971: "Year 1824. British ship SECTOR, from Trinidad to St. Thomas, wrecked on Anegada Shoals on May 6, crew and some cargo of dry goods saved."
SEXTA, Schooner, wrecked before 1832. Ref. Schomburgk, 1832. (Vessels SECTOR, above, and SEXTA could be the same vessel).
SICILY SUBRETTE, Barque, French, wrecked May 30, 1870, Captain Garbe La Plata. Ref. St.Th.Tid, 8th June, 1870: " The French barque SICILY SUBRETTE of Bordeau, Captain Garbe La Plata, from Philadelphia to this port, in ballast, was totally wrecked on Anegada on the night of the 30th May."
SIX FRERES, Brigantine, British (Newfoundland), wrecked September 29, 1875, Captain Michl. Collins. Ref. St.Th.Tid., 6th October, 1875: "The wreck, which we reported in our last number, on the Anegada Reef, proved to be the British brigte' SIX FRERES of and from St. Johns, Newfoundland, 119 tons, Capt. Michl. Collins with a cargo of fish, bound to St. Johns, Puerto Rico. The vessel got ashore at 4 o'clock on the morning of the 29th ultm. The crew arrived here from Tortola on Saturday afternoon." The History Dept. of the Nova Scotia Museum states: "SIX FRERES, Brigantine, 119 tons, 90' x 23' x 10.8', built 1863 Quebec, reg. Quebec, M. Michon & Others, owners. Also listed in American Record of Shipping, 1873).
SOPHIA, Schooner, British, wrecked or stranded (?) February, 1823. Ref. Schomburgk, 1832; also Admiralty, 1825 stating: "Schooner SOPHIA, cargo saved, hull worked off, 14th February, 1823." Also Max, 1971: "Year 1823. British schooner SOPHIA, of Antigua, bound to Curacao with cargo of mahogany wood, ran on the Anegada Reef and was totally lost, crew, rigging, and part of cargo saved."
SOLEDAD, Galleon, Spanish, wrecked November 14, 1739. Ref. "Sunken Treasure Ships of the World", Rieseberg & Mikalow: "SOLEDAD, Spanish Galleon, 11/14/1739, 6 fath. offshore reefs, 1/2 mile off Anegada Island." (We have found not been able to confirm the accuracy of this information).
SOPHIA SARAH, British, wrecked July, 1822, Captain Stairs. Ref Max, 1971: "Year 1822. British ship SOPHIA SARAH, Captain Stairs, of and from Halifax to Jamaica, was totally lost in July on the Anegada Shoals, but the crew and part of her cargo were saved."
S.P. HALL, Schooner, American, wrecked April 26, 1879, Captain M.T. Smith. Ref. St.Th.Tid., 30th April, 1879: "The American schooner S.P. HALL, 175 tons, of Bucksport, Maine, Captain M.T. Smith, from New York bound to Arroya, P.R., with a cargo of cooperage stranded on the morning of the 26th inst. on the Anegada reefs; the vessel is a total wreck. The captain and crew, numbering six men, were brought here last night in a small boat by Mr. George Varlack, of Anegada. On their arrival the captain reported to the Americal consul, who sent him and his crew to a boarding house, and gave the men who rescued them one hundred and seventy eight dollars. The men will, we understand, be sent to the United States by the first opportunity." Penobscot Marine Museum states: "S.P. HALL, Schooner, Bucksport, 175 tons, 105' x 27.4' x 8.8'. Billet hd., ell. stern, built Bucksport, Maine, 1870 by Wm Beazley. Owners: Hall-Gardner & Co. Signal Letters JHQD, official # 23834, 2 masts. Have no record of her loss."
SURINAM, Schooner, Surinam, wrecked January 15, 1826, Captain Strong. Ref. Schomburgk, 1832; also St.Th.Tid., 25th January, 1826: " The Schooner SURINAM, of Surinam, Captain Strong, sailed from Martinique on the 13th inst. in ballast bound to this island with three passengers, viz. Mr. Charles Philps of Boston, Mr. Garrott and Mr. Boog of Demerara: - On the night of the 15th inst. she struck the Horse Shoe Reef, three miles east of Anegada, and was entirely lost. The passengers and the crew happily succeeded in landing at Anegada the next morning, where they remained until the 20th inst. when an opportunity presented itself for this place."
TARTAR, Schooner, American, wrecked before 1832. Ref. Schomburgk, 1832.
TASK, Brig, American, wrecked before 1832. Ref. Schomburgk, 1832.
THELCLYDE, Brig, French, wrecked April 24, 1876, Captain Tongearat. Ref. St.Th.Tid., 26th April, 1876: "The French brig THELCLYDE, Captain Tongearat, laden with sugar, rum, and cocao, from Martinique bound to France, got ashore on the NE end of Anegada reef on the morning of the 24th inst., she was floated two hours later, without rudder, on account of which she drifted and struck on the SW end of the reef, and is now a total wreck. As much as can possibly be saved is being landed at Tortola."
UNION, British, wrecked December 12, 1823, Captain Purrington. Ref. Max, 1971: " Year 1823. British ship UNION, Captain Purrington, from Barbados to Bath, was lost on December 12 on Anegada."
UNION, Schooner, America, wrecked before 1832. Ref. Schomburgk, 1832. This vessel could be the one referred to above.
(UNNAMED WRECK - Year 1523), Nao, Spanish, wrecked 1523, Captain Francisco Vara. Ref. Max, 1971: "Two merchant Naos, sailing from Spain for Santo Domingo, one under the command of Capt. Francisco Vara, and the other under Capt. Diego Sanchez Colchero, were lost in the Virgin Islands. The location of Vara's ship was given as on some "shallows", but Colchero's was reported wrecked on the island of Anegada. After several days, Colchero was able to refloat his ship by having its cargo and anchors thrown overboard. Then, going two leagues away, they located Vara's wrecked ship but could save the men only.
(UNNAMED WRECK - Year 1625), English, wrecked 1625. Ref. Max, 1971: "The governor of Puerto Rico wrote the King of Spain stating that an English built ship of 70 tons with eighteen men on it sank at Anegada Island. They had sailed from Virginia for Bermuda to salvage a shipwreck, but the ship was damaged in bad weather and driven onto the reefs og Anegada."
(UNNAMED WRECK - 1731), Spanish, wrecked 1731. Ref. Max, 1971: " Unidentified Spanish Galleon carrying a very valuable cargo of mercury or quicksilver and destined for the silver and gold (mines) of Mexico, was wrecked on the reefs of Anegada."
(UNNAMED WRECK - 1750), Spanish (?), wrecked 1750. Ref. Max, 1971: "Sloop returning from the wreck of the NUESTRA SENORA de SOLEDAD (previously lost on Cape Hatteras, North Carolina) and supposedly carrying the valuables from that ship, wrecked off Anegada."
(UNNAMED STRANDING - 1817), Spanish, stranded 1817. Ref.Max, 1971: "A large unidentified Spanish ship with over 300 african slaves aboard ran aground on the Horseshoe part of Anegada. After throwing many heavy objects overboard she was light enough to be pulled off and proceeded on her voyage."
(UNNAMED WRECK - 1818), Ship, Spanish, wrecked May 15, 1818. Ref. St.Th.Tid., 21st May, 1818: "We are sorry to state that an English and also Spanish ship has wrecked on the reef of Anegada ... We have not been as yet able to learn the name of the Spanish vessel, but we are informed that she was from Bordeau (?) bound to New Orleans, with a valuable cargo consisting of Wine, spices, etc..." (There were no further mentioning of these vessels in the St. Thomas Tidende).
(UNNAMED WRECK - 1818). Feluche, Spanish, wrecked August, 1818. See next entry.
(UNNAMED WRECK - 1818), Ship, America, wrecked August 21, 1818. Ref. St.Th.Tid., 28th August, 1818: "By a private letter just received from Tortola, we are informed that a Spanish feluche from Cadiz .... and on the night of the 21st inst. and American ship laden with flour, & c., the whole of the cargoes of both vessels saved. As yet we have not learned the names of either of the vessels." (There were no further mentioning of these vessels in the St. Thomas Tidende.)
(UNNAMED WRECK - 1827), wrecked July 27, 1827. Ref. St.Th.Tid, 1st August, 1827: "A person recently from Tortola informs that the mailboat which left this (port ?) last week for windward, was wrecked at Anegada on Friday night, and six persons belonging to her drowned."
(UNNAMED WRECK - 1835), wrecked July, 1835. Ref. St.Th.Tid., 18th July, 1835: "We are sorry to announce the loss of the eight day mail boat on the Anegada Reefs on Thursday night last. The letters and papers was saved from the wreck, and brought here yesterday by a sloop from Tortola."
VIGILANT, Schooner, British, wrecked June 1851, Captain Dunscomb.
VOLVART, Brig, Danish, wrecked February, 1819, Captain Kryger. Ref. Schomburgk, 1832; also Admiralty, 1825: "Danish Brig VOLVART, January, 1819" (Probably wrong date); also St.Th.Arvl., 29th Fenruary, 1819: "Strandet paa ... af Anegada med briggen VOSWARTS (?), Capt. Kryger ..."
W.I. WATSON, Brig, American, wrecked December 21, 1851, Captain B. Bunhill. Ref. St.Th.Tid, 27th December, 1851: "By the SEA GULL, from Tortola, last evening, we have received the intelligence of another wreck at Anegada, being the second within the period of three days. The American brig W.I. Watson, of 275 tons, Captain B. Bunhill, left the island of Barbados in balast-trim on her voyage to New Haven, and was cast away on the shoals of Anegada, on the morning of the 21st inst, about a mile from the spot where the MARY IRVINE (see above) was stranded. The crew of the brig immediately quitted her, as there appeared no likelihood of her being got off. They arrived here last evening, and report that when they left the wreck of their vessel there was but the smallest vestige of the barque visible.
WILHAMET (?), Ship, wrecked January, 1850. Ref. St.Th.Arvl., 26th January, 1850: "Forliste paa Anegada i Skibet WILHAMET (spelling uncertain) ... fra Marseille to Nye ... " Most of the names of the rescued crew members are Spanish and/or French
ØRNEN, Barque, Norwegian, wrecked November 6, 1879, Captain S. Løkke. Ref. St.Th.Tid., 12th November, 1879: "The Norwegian barque "ØRNEN", of Christiana, Captain Løkke, bound to Galveston from Rotterdam, in ballast, stranded on the night of the 6th inst. on the Anegada Reef, and is a total loss. The captain and crew arrived here." Norsk Sjøfartsmuseum states that "ØRNEN, build in Maine, 1856, 426 reg. tonn, appears in the Norwegian Veritas Register first time in 1867. Owner: P. Backer, Kristiana (now Oslo)."


BEN IK WEER!!!!

Je kunt je dus indenken dat er veel te zien valt al snorkelend en duikend,…maar ook op het land, prachtig witte zand, was genoeg te zien…..

Vanwege de stormachtige nacht waren we later dan gepland op, te’ laat zo’n twintig keer volgens Tjeerd. De taxi was er allang, die was te vroeg, maar we waren gewoon op tijd bij de boot, iets over half 7. 100 dollar met 4tjes en 5 voor 7 vertrek.

Het weer was iets rustiger, maar de zee nog behoorlijk ruw dus rondlopen was er niet bij, buitenkijken al zowat niet, de ramen leken wel die van een onderzeeboot, continu zeewaterzicht. Suze moest plassen en daar ook spugen zei ze, ze was misselijk. Nou ik ook, de wc was buitengewoon goor, snikheet en benauwd en de lucht vol van pies en zware dieseldamp. En maar bonken, dus gauw er weer uit en toen ging het weer met de meisjes.

Via Virgin Gorda waren we om half 9 op Anegada. En weer iets unieks meegemaakt, een Antilliaanse taxi met haast, of we op wilden schieten anders gingen we maar met iemand anders mee? Snap nu nog niet waarom ie haast had maar enfin. Wij allemaal achterop, naast onze stapel spullen, in de buitenlucht dus. Bij hotel annex familie-boerderij-bakkerij-restaurant-visserij etc naar de kamer, klein superschoon en met koelkastje, omkleden en zwemmen. Sta nog geen 5 minuten in het water, zie ik een haaitje voorbij zwemmen, allemaal overigens. Altijd prettig.
Op de aanleg steiger zagen we nog meer alarmerends…bakken vol haaien en of resten. Tjeerd liet de tanden zien aan de kinderen en jawel, snee in zijn vinger, ja jongen, die zijn dus vlijmscherp!
Tjeerd met Suze al naar de bakkerij 5 minuten jong spul gekocht ZALIG en toen allemaal slapen van 1 tot 3, Jurre gelukkig niet ziek meer, die sliep tot 16.15!

Om 17.00 zijn we even gaan wandelen, de weg oversteken, pas op verkeer! Haha, nee niks dus,er wonen nog geen 300 mensen, en toeristen waren en nu ook amper. Daar ligt de Flamingo pond (salt pond), een nationaal park. Prachtig daar, zo stil, zo mooi, zo’n bijzondere planten en bloemen, zo lekker ruiken, een beetje zoals de Delense was (Hoge Veluwe), en heel veel soorten vogels.

Terug wilden ze toch nog weer in zee, tot kwart voor 7, en om 7 uur gingen we eten, dat moet je daar voor half vier in de middag melden, ook wat je wilt eten. We kregen broccoli bij de garnalen en conch fritters, en dat vonden Suze en Jurre zo lekker dat ze nog een schaaltje leegaten, tot verbazing en vermaak van de andere gasten, waar Suze druk mee aan het kletsen was de hele avond, in het Engels ja, sjee, ze schakelt om en om als een lichtknopje, en geheel zonder door elkaar halen van talen, en zonder vrees, goh wat een ander kind dan zeg een jaartje geleden!
Inderdaad tante Cornelia, ze blijven verbazen, en ik geloof dat ik dat mijn mamma ook nog heb kunnen laten doen, zeg zo’n maand of 3 geleden!

PS, het is nu kwart over 11 in de avond en het begint al aardig te stormen en regenen, echt al met van die enorme vlagen.... En de baby schopt....