Erik Borresen was a 19th-century Norwegianbrig. The captain of the ship was captain J. C. Hesselberg. On 16 November 1849 the ship wrecked on De Westen [nl], Texel, the Netherlands, drowning all ten people onboard.[1][2]
The ship was built, owned and named after Erik Børresen (1785–1860).
Fate
While on a voyage from Drammen, Norway to Cornwall, United Kingdom, with a load of wood, the ship disappeared in during the late evening of 16 November 1849 and wrecked on De Westen [nl], Texel, the Netherlands. All ten people on board drowned.[3] The ship and its cargo was salvaged.[4][5] In the morning of 19 November 1849, the bodies of the captain J. C. Hesselberg and the carpenter washed up on the beach. Items also washed ashore, such as a mirror with the name "Leuntje" and a painted nameplate of "Arthur".[6] In the later days more items were found including a ship's boat with the name Henry Towner on the back, a mast, a water barrel and many (large) pieces of wood. A call was made in the newspaper for the owner to come forward.[7] Texel beachcombers were accused of 'an insatiable appetite for plunder'.[5][8]
References
^"Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle. No. 24990. London. 23 November 1849.
^"Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury. No. 19940. London. 26 November 1849.
