In 1822, the Tek Sing Chinese junk (basically, a ship) ran aground on a reef while heading to Indone
In 1822, the Tek Sing Chinese junk (basically, a ship) ran aground on a reef while heading to Indonesia. The ship was carrying porcelain for the then-Dutch colony, but also held a crew of 200 and around 1,600 Chinese immigrants bound for the islands. An ill-advised shortcut doomed the ship and most of the passengers. Only about 200 people survived until another ship happened by the next day. The similar loss of life to the most famous shipwreck in history has led the Tek Sing to be called “the Titanic of the East.” -- source link
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