11 Jan 1918
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- Kasuga ran aground on a sand bank in the Bangka Strait in the Dutch East Indies. She would remain stuck in that position for five months. ww2dbase [Kasuga | Bangka Strait | CPC]
15 Feb 1942
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- The 537-ton Dutch merchant vessel Makasser was scuttled in Bangka Strait, which separated Sumatra from Bangka Island in the Dutch East Indies, when approached by the Japanese Nagara-class cruiser Yura and the Fubuki-class destroyer Asagiri. ww2dbase [Bangka Strait | HM]
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