On 16 November 1849 the ship wrecked on De Westen [nl], Texel, the Netherlands, drowning all ten people onboard.

While on a voyage from Drammen, Norway to Cornwall, United Kingdom, with a load of wood, the ship disappeared in during the late evening of 16 November 1849 and wrecked on De Westen [nl], Texel, the Netherlands.

[4][5] In the morning of 19 November 1849, the bodies of the captain J. C. Hesselberg and the carpenter washed up on the beach.

Items also washed ashore, such as a mirror with the name "Leuntje" and a painted nameplate of "Arthur".

[6] In the later days more items were found including a ship's boat with the name Henry Towner on the back, a mast, a water barrel and many (large) pieces of wood.