Lifebelt from one of the six Dutch steamers, which (with one Norwegian) were sunk by a German submarine on 22 February 1917, some 30 miles north-west of the Bishop Rock light. Some of their survivors, in two boats, were spotted from the lighthouse and as a result the St Agnes lifeboat was launched. After a wide search it found one more boat. This brought the total of surviviors to 47, the incident being of note as the ships, all from neutral countries, were fired on without warning. Apparently none of the ‘Bandoeng’s’ crew were lost.

‘Bandoeng’ details at time of wreck. Screw steamer of 5851 tons, registered in Rotterdam. Built by Bonn & Mees, Rotterdam, 1910. Dimensions (in feet and tenths): 393.6 x 51.3 x 26.2. Owner: Rotterdamsche Lloyd. Registered voyage: Batavia (Djakarta) to Falmouth and Rotterdam. Cargo: Java products. Master at loss: van der Eem (?). Wrecked: torpedoed 22 February 1917.