, 6 5 1 . ▁ ▁S inking ▁Silver lip ▁depart ed ▁for ▁her ▁last ▁journey ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁from ▁Card iff ▁for ▁Bal ik p apan . ▁She ▁called ▁at ▁Col om bo ▁and ▁depart ed ▁it ▁on ▁ 8 ▁February , ▁reaching ▁her ▁destination ▁in ▁early ▁March . ▁There ▁she ▁took ▁in ▁ 2 , 5 7 6 ▁tons ▁of ▁ben z ine ▁into ▁No . ▁ 2 ▁and ▁No . ▁ 3 ▁holds . ▁The ▁vessel ▁left ▁Bal ik p apan ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁March ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁Singapore , ▁where ▁she ▁loaded ▁ 5 , 8 4 1 ▁tons ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁fuel ▁into ▁remaining ▁holds . ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁almost ▁fully ▁loaded ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁the ▁' t ween ▁de cks . ▁Silver lip ▁left ▁Singapore ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁March . ▁She ▁was ▁under ▁command ▁of ▁captain ▁Nathan iel ▁H ock en ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁crew ▁of ▁ 5 3 ▁men . ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁April ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁while ▁off ▁Cape ▁Fin ister re , ▁she ▁ran ▁into ▁a ▁storm ▁and ▁the ▁temperature ▁dropped ▁down ▁to ▁ 4 5 ° F ▁with ▁a ▁strong ▁wind ▁from ▁the ▁north west . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁May ▁she ▁was ▁about ▁ 2 4 0 ▁miles ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁Cape ▁Fin ister re , ▁proceed ing ▁at ▁full ▁speed ▁through ▁the ▁Bay ▁of ▁B isc ay , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁discovered ▁that ▁ben z ine ▁in ▁holds