Yusuf Ali Claims The Meikong (1877)

Things had been tense between the British and Majeerteen Sultanate before the Suez Canal was opened in 1869, but with the opening of the Canal, things only got worse between the two. Other European nations also began to make themselves known in the region, and Majeerteen Ports suddenly had steamers from all over the world passing by. With this came shipwrecks, and every wreck seemed to sour relations between Europe and the Majeerteen Sultanate even more, but a ship was about to make things even more complex.  Ship Name: The Meikong  Nationality: French  Year Built: 1870 Ship Type: Iron Hulled Steamship  Tonnage: 3279 Year Sank: 1877 Location Sank: Ras Hafun  Reason For Sinking: Ran Aground in Fog  Lives Lost: 4 Sources:  https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes18770818-1.2.10.6.3?ST=1&AT=filter&K=meikong&KA=meikong&DF=&DT=&Display=0&AO=false&NPT=&L=&CTA=&NID=&CT=&WC=&YR=1877&QT=meikong&oref=article  https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/singdailytimes18770716-1.2.9.3?ST=1&AT=filter&DF=&DT=&AO=false&NPT=&L=&CTA=&NID=&CT=&WC=&YR=1877&K=meikong&KA=meikong&P=2&Display=0&filterS=0&QT=meikong&oref=article https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/stoverland18770721-1.2.35?ST=1&AT=filter&K=meikong&KA=meikong&DF=&DT=&Display=0&AO=false&NPT=&L=&CTA=&NID=&CT=&WC=&YR=1877&QT=meikong&oref=article https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/singdailytimes18770820-1.2.9.5?ST=1&AT=filter&K=meikong&KA=meikong&DF=&DT=&Display=0&AO=false&NPT=&L=&CTA=&NID=&CT=&WC=&YR=1877&QT=meikong&oref=article https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/singdailytimes18771124-1.2.9.1?ST=1&AT=filter&K=meikong&KA=meikong&DF=&DT=&Display=0&AO=false&NPT=&L=&CTA=&NID=&CT=&WC=&YR=1877&QT=meikong&oref=article https://books.google.com/books?id=LT0oAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA110&dq=messageries+Maritimes+MeiKong&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjhh4GFnI7-AhVZg2oFHbnnCu4Q6AF6BAgEEAI#v=onepage&q=messageries%20Maritimes%20MeiKong&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=dhxbAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA68&dq=messageries+Maritimes+MeiKong&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjhh4GFnI7-AhVZg2oFHbnnCu4Q6AF6BAgOEAI#v=onepage&q=messageries%20Maritimes%20MeiKong&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=YGQvAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA308&dq=messageries+Maritimes+MeiKong&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjhh4GFnI7-AhVZg2oFHbnnCu4Q6AF6BAgDEAI#v=onepage&q=messageries%20Maritimes%20MeiKong&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=bAF6DQAAQBAJ&pg=PT321&dq=messageries+Maritimes+MeiKong&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjhh4GFnI7-AhVZg2oFHbnnCu4Q6AF6BAgIEAI#v=onepage&q=messageries%20Maritimes%20MeiKong&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=LwY4EAAAQBAJ&pg=PA60&dq=messageries+Maritimes+MeiKong&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjhh4GFnI7-AhVZg2oFHbnnCu4Q6AF6BAgLEAI#v=onepage&q=messageries%20Maritimes%20MeiKong&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=kRUUAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA186&dq=messageries+Maritimes+MeiKong&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjhh4GFnI7-AhVZg2oFHbnnCu4Q6AF6BAgFEAI#v=onepage&q=messageries%20Maritimes%20MeiKong&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=Um-lCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT21&dq=messageries+Maritimes+MeiKong&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi6ybOknY7-AhXQlWoFHT0gB9w4ChDoAXoECAUQAg#v=onepage&q=messageries%20Maritimes%20MeiKong&f=false https://visithornafrica.com/the-capes-of-guardafui-and-ras-hafun/ http://www.messageries-maritimes.org/meikong.html https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17531055.2014.970602?scroll=top&needAccess=true&role=tab https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/13395046?searchTerm=mekong https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/13402224?searchTerm=mekong https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/150470575?searchTerm=mekong