Builders : Hall Russell & Co. Aberdeen, Scotland. 1910
Length : 134 feet
Beam : 23 feet
Displacement : 273 tons
Machinery : 3 cyl. triple expansion steam. 65 hp
Position : 04°.04'.27" S 39°.41'.99" E

The ship was launched as the trawler Coalaxe, later renamed Seis and after service in the First World War as a mine sweeper sold to A.M. Jevanjee an Indian businessman and registered in Bombay. The vessel had been laid up in Mombasa for five years having proved a non-commercial proposition due in part to its large bunker capacity that left little space for cargo. In 1927 it was sold to N. Dosajee in Bombay and prepared for its delivery voyage.

While leaving the old harbour on 4 April 1928, the ship grounded on Leven Reef and a signal from the port enquired if the Master wished to abandon ship. Having received an affirmative, a tug was sent to help, but the running sea and nightfall made any rescue attempt impossible. The thirty-nine crew waited until the early hours of the following morning before they took to the boats and landed on Nyali beach. A salvage attempt by the harbour tug Nguvu was called off when it became apparent that if the ship was refloated, it would most likely have sunk.

An enquiry in Mombasa showed that the vessel had been surveyed and pronounced fit for the voyage but was beset with legal difficulties. When it was discovered that the enquiry had not been gazetted as per the government ordinance, it was considered invalid and later reported that 'There will be no need to publish the findings at all, since the evidence clears those concerned of any attempt to scuttle the ship'. The ship was abandoned and broke up and today the boiler and engine can be seen on the reef at low water.