Akerendam
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The Akerendam was a Dutch East India sailor . It was 44 m long, armed with 40 cannons and was built in the Netherlands in 1724 .
The ship was owned by the Dutch East India Company , which had its headquarters in Batavia .
The Akerendam left the Dutch island of Texel on January 19, 1725 together with two sister ships for Batavia. On board were 19 boxes with partly freshly minted gold and silver coins with which spices and goods for the European market were to be bought. The Akerendam got caught in a storm off the west Norwegian coast and crashed on the cliffs off the island of Runde on March 8, 1725 . All 200 men of the crew were killed in the accident.
In July 1972, scuba divers discovered the wreck and recovered around 560 kg of gold and silver coins. Part of the so-called “round treasure” is now in the coin collection of the University of Oslo and in the shipping museums of Oslo and Bergen . Since April 2011, part of the “Runde Treasure” and other Akerendam finds have been on display in Runde Miljøsenter .
Position of the wreck
The position of the wreck is only inaccurately disclosed, as parts of the coin treasure are still on the seabed. The published information 62 ° 25 ′ N , 5 ° 35 ′ E points to a point in the open sea off the north-western cape of the island Runde, while various reports are on move into a bay at the "Kvalneset" beacon.