The Laccadive Islands are about 100 miles off the Malabar Coast of India, that is, the South West corner. It looks the sort of place that you might hit if you were pushed off course by a cyclone whilst doing a little coastal trade around India, perhaps Bombay to Colombo. Irene ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edie McArthur" <ediemc@bigpond.com> > There was also this SS Colombo that was sent to me on Rootschat on the same day. I do not knnow where Laccadive Islands were. > > This is a link about the SS Colombo, wrecked off the Laccadive Islands in 1862 due to a severe cyclonic storm, there were no casualties. > http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/viewship.asp?id=8449 > > Kevin > > Perhaps she then made an outward trip from Bombay to Colombo and > back to Bombay. Otherwise I can't see her still hanging aound India until > October and I doubt she had time to make another round trip to England in > the four months remaining to her. > Adi