The Lost History of the Indus (1885)

The editor of the Albany Mail could not deny that the passenger’s account of the wreck of the Indus, as originally published in the Times of Ceylon, would be of interest to his readers, but the statements made in it were full of frustration and allegations made against Captain Breeze that the editor put in an unusual disclaimer for 1885 ahead of the article. “We are not, of course, responsible for the opinions of our correspondent”. He need not have worried about the impact of the inflammatory words of the account of passenger, the following inquiry would agree that Captain Breeze had indeed been negligent.  Ship Name: Indus  Built: 1871 Tonnage: 3462 Nationality: British  Ship Type: Iron Hulled Steamer  Year Wrecked: 1885 Reason For Wreck: Went 30 Miles Off Course, Hit Sand Bar  Lives Lost: None Sources: https://newspaperarchive.com/brisbane-courier-nov-13-1885-p-5/ https://newspaperarchive.com/albany-mail-and-king-georges-sound-advertiser-dec-29-1885-p-3/ https://newspaperarchive.com/adelaide-south-australian-weekly-chronicle-jan-23-1886-p-19/ https://newspaperarchive.com/albany-mail-and-king-georges-sound-advertiser-dec-15-1885-p-3/ https://ignca.gov.in/mausam/Cunninghams_Lost_Treasures_Sanjay_Garg.pdf https://www.dawn.com/news/1117820 http://epgp.inflibnet.ac.in/epgpdata/uploads/epgp_content/S000829IC/P001688/M021975/ET/1504071269P07-M27-ShipwreckArchaeologyofIndiaProgressandProspects-ET.pdf https://www.jstor.org/stable/27138529?seq=5 https://www.linerwrecks.com/po/wrecks/indus_2.html http://www.themua.org/collections/files/original/c74cd043c12638725b66b414f8de9e2c.pdf https://www.jstor.org/stable/27138528?seq=4 https://www.poheritage.com/our-history/timeline