Lyttelton, New Zealand
"Blue Jacket" left Lyttelton, New Zealand, with a general cargo that included flax. On March 5, 1869, off the Falkland Islands, the flax caught fire. Four days later, on March 9, the ship was abandoned. On March 16, the barque "Pyrmont" of Hamburg rescued the crew. There were nine survivors, who managed to guard 15,000 pounds sterling of gold from the ship.