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Please mention any names of ships seen, or met, or gamed with. It is possible that a nearby ship may have a latitude and longitude for that small area of sea, but that is missing from this ship's log. Equally this ship might provide the position of those other ships.

Not all logs provide a crew list. You might find names in the log to post here.

The log of the Orca stops in September 1897 when she is abandoned. Her crew transfers to the Belvedere, also trapped in ice and close by.
The nearby ship Freeman has burnt out and so not 50 but about 150 crew are aboard Belvedere. The crew works to keep the sea ice from forming around the stern of the ship to prevent damage to the rudders and propellers whilst trapped.

On the 30th March 1898 the Belvedere log reports:
'J Kelly one of Orca crew committed suicide jumping in stern hole found him dead'



The twin logbook of Belvedere also reports Mr Kelly's passing:
'Kelly the Orcas sick man suicided in the stern hole'



Rest In Peace Mr Kelly, so far from home.