The Avondster had no reason to wreck when she slipped her anchor in Galle Harbor, all it required was the officers to come on deck and give the correct orders. Unfortunately for the aging yacht, her officers decided going back to bed was a preferable option, leading to her death on the sands near Galle Fort.
Ship's Name: Avondster
Wrecked: Galle Harbor
Date Wrecked: 1659
Ship Owned By: The Dutch East India Company
Sources:
https://www.jstor.org/stable/24109934?read-now=1&refreqid=excelsior%3A1a1f58cce160936945b4c714750dafd3&seq=2
https://maritimeasia.ws/maritimelanka/avondster/voc2.html
https://www.witpress.com/Secure/elibrary/papers/MH03/MH03003FU.pdf
https://museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/sites/default/files/no._02_galle_a_port_city.pdf
https://maritimeasia.ws/maritimelanka/avondster/story.html
