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In May 1737 there was a storm in South Africa. When the storm went over the Table Bay on 21 May, nine boats of the Dutch East India Company sank with 207 deaths.

Background

The Table Bay was at the time a Dutch Cape Colony of the Dutch East India Company. Cape of Good Hope was a regular stop for all ships sailing from the Dutch Republic to Asia or ships returning from Asia to the Dutch Republic.

Shipwrecks

Ship name	Commander	Crew	Survived	Killed
De Buys	Hendrik Orsel	77	30	47
Duynbeek	J. can Tiel	98	87	11
Flora	G. Pick	111	52	59
Goudriaan [nl]	Jurriaan Zeeman	81	71	10
Paddenburg	Van Veerde	105	93	12
Rodenrys	J. van Haerste	82	75	7
Westerwyk	W. Bos	103	101	2
Ypenroode	Elsbergen	83	24	59
	Total	746	533	207

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Aftermath

The Dutch East India Company investigated after the disaster, if the Saldanha Bay located 100km to the north from the Table Bay would be a better bay for the VOC ships. This ultimately didn't happen.^[2]

References

^ "Nederlanden". 's Gravenhaegse Courant (in Dutch). 30 September 1737. p. 1-2 – via Delpher.
^ "Iepenrode (+1737)". Cultureel Erfgoed (in Dutch).

[1] "Nederlanden". 's Gravenhaegse Courant (in Dutch). 30 September 1737. p. 1-2 – via Delpher.

[2] "Iepenrode (+1737)". Cultureel Erfgoed (in Dutch).

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