Wreck of Norwegian ship Forot sold at the Cocos Islands according to the Dutch newspaper Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad 26 January 1887
An item dated Batavia, Dutch East Indies 21st reported that the Norwegian ship Forot underway from Rotterdam, Netherlands towards Java, Dutch East Indies was sold on a public auction at the Cocos Islands for just ƒ 5 and he inventory for ƒ 450.