Syria (jahaaj)
file:SyriaWreck.jpg Syria ke wreck | |
| Jahaaj ke number: | 6 |
| Jahaaj ke banawat: | Sailing Ship |
| Fiji pahuche ke taarik: | 14 May 1884 |
| Immigration pass ke number: | 2355 - 2792 |
| Jahaaj me etna girmitya rahin: | 438 |
| Jaane maane girmitya: | |
Syria ek jahaaj rahaa jisme girmitya logan ke India se Fiji lawa gais rahaa, aur ii jahaaj Fiji me chattan ke uppar charr ke barbaad hoe gais rahaa.
Banawat
Syria, 207.7 feet lamba aur 1,010 ton garrhu loha ke banaa, paal waala jahaaj rahaa. Iske 1868 me Nourse Line ke khatir William Pile of Sunderland banais rahaa. Ii jahaaj ke naam Karnataka me Syria Nadii se aais hae.
Itihaas
Fiji aae se pahile ii jahaaj West Indies girmitya log ke lai jaae ke khatir kaam me lawa jaawat rahaa. Syria ke Fiji ke yatra uske khatir akhri yatra rahaa jab ki Suva se khali 4 mile duur ,etwar ke roj, 11 May 1884 ke saarhe aath baje, Nasilai Reef ke uppar charr gais rahaa aur 49 logan mar gain. Ii Fiji ke sab se kharaab durghatna rahaa. Syria, Calcutta 13 March 1884 ke 497 girmitya logan ke lae ke choris. Syria ke yatra bina koi ghatna ke rahaa jab ki uu Indian Ocean se Australia ke south me jaae ke huan ke hawa ke istemaal kar ke khaali 58 roj me Fiji ke nangich pahuncha. Jab jahaaj ke Captain Kadavu dekhis tab uu jaada hawa ke khatir allow nahi karis aur Syria, Nasilai Reef ke, Captain ke anumaan se, nangich rahaa. Saat baje raat talak puura chaand rahaa lekin koi bhi lookout, mast pe, nahi rahaa jon ki duur se reef ke uppar wave ke dekh leta.
Nasilai reef pe
Aath baj ke pandrah minute pas bhais rahaa jab ke reef dekha gais, aur Captain ke kosis ke bawajuut saarre aath baje Syria reef pe charr gais.
Chhe me se paanch lifeboat duub gais aur chhatwa me crew log madat khoje ke khatir gain. Uu log Nasilai gaon pahuchin lekin kaiviti log ke samghae nahi pain ki konchij bhais rahaa aur uu log ke Suva ke jagha Levuka lai jawa gais. Paanch baje sanjah ke Levuka pahunch ke ek rescue party taiyaar karaa gais jon ki Mangar (13 May) ke sabere rescue kosis suruu karin. Jab rescue boat Nasilai pauchis tab jaada girmitya log paani me rahin reef ke uppar aur jamin ke taraf jae ke kosis karat rahin lekin bahut log, jaada kar ke aurat aur larrkan log, jahaaj me rahin. Jetna log jinda rahin uu log ke kaiviti log boat me Nasilai gaon lae gais. Aath baje raat ke rescue khalaas bhais. Duusar din sabere girmitya log ke Nasilai Immigration Depot aur huan se Nukulau lae jawa gais. Pachaas aur che girmitya aur tiin lascar log ke maut hoe gais rahaa. Agle dui hapta talak gyaarah aur log ke maut hoe gais.
Yatra ke suchi
| Pahuche ke tarik | Manzil | Passenger ke number | Maut |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 January 1872 | Trinidad | 420 | 3 [1] |
| 24 November 1873 | Trinidad | 412 | 23 [1] |
| 30 March 1874 | Nevis | 315 | - [2] |
| 28 January 1877 | Trinidad | 447 | 3 [1] |
| 2 February 1878 | Trinidad | 474 | 11 [1] |
| 14 May 1884 | Fiji | 438 | 59 [3] |
Bahaari jorr
Aur dekho
References
Bibliography
- K. L. Gillion, Fiji's Indian Migrants, p. 212, Oxford University Press, London, 1962, ISBN 0-19550-452-6
- Lubbock, Basil, Coolie ships and oil sailors, Brown, Son & Ferguson, 1981, ISBN 0-85174-111-8.