Dutch-Indonesian Newspaper Story Part 1 “The Locomotive, or De locomotief: Samarangsch handelsen advertentie-blad” Part 1 of 3
US Coast Guard Ourang Medan story is published in US Coast Guard’s Proceedings of the Merchant Marine Council
“Das Totenschiffin der Südsee” Published (“The ship of the dead in the South Sea.“) The booklet contains a lot about the ship, it’s route, cargo, etc.
“Death At Sea” is Published In Fate Magazine that really brought the basics of the story to light in North America
S.O.S. Later versions of the story conclude that the date was actually February 1948. S O. S. from Ourang Medan • • • we float. All officers, including the Captain dead In chartroom and on the bridge. Probably whole of crew dead • • I die.