EVENT INFORMATION

9
September
1706

The slave ship Wakende Kraan left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Curaçao. About 190 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 9 September 1706 📍 Curacao

Vessel: Wakende Kraan; flag: Netherlands; rig: Yaght. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Nieuw West Indische Compagnie; Captain: Hoeven, Jan van der; Captain: Wenman, Roelof. The voyage began at Hellevoetsluis on 15 June 1704. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Elmina (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Curaçao. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 81 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 7.0%. Recorded outcome: Condemned - Americas after disembarkation.

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