The Lövspring was a Norwegian barque built by N.O. Gjömle, having one deck, two tiers of beams and was sheathed with yellow metal. It was owned by J. Jörgensen, and had arrived at Hamelin Bay from Madagascar in June. Also in the harbour at that time were the barques Katinka and Nor’wester. All these vessels were there to load timber from Maurice Coleman Davies’ sawmill, and all the cargoes were insured with the Commercial Union Assurance Company. The barque Arcadia was also at anchor awaiting repairs after having previously been stranded. The Lövspring was under the command of C. Sand, with a crew of nine