The Deadly Sharks of La Seyne (1909)

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 https://newspaperarchive.com/marysville-evening-tribune-nov-15-1909-p-1/ https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/singfreepresswk19091118-1.2.57?ST=1&AT=search&k=La%20Seyne%20shipwreck&QT=la,seyne,shipwreck&oref=article https://newspaperarchive.com/sabina-news-record-nov-18-1909-p-2/ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/150700786?searchTerm=La%20Seyne%20shipwreck https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/pinangazette19100108-1.2.4?ST=1&AT=search&k=La%20Seyne%20shipwreck&QT=la,seyne,shipwreck&oref=article https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn93055779/1909-11-15/ed-1/seq-2/ https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4830&context=abq_mj_news https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/137452916?searchTerm=La%20Seyne%20shipwreck http://www.messageries-maritimes.org/seyne.htm