The Sonne was a merchant ship carrying 400 crates of silver coinage, 24 blocks of stone intended for use in constructing the Dutch fortress in Tanshui, and commodities purchased in Burma. It set out for Taiwan, but was carried astray by strong northeasterly winds and powerful currents. It eventually sank in waters off Chipei Island.
載有四百箱銀錢、廿四塊建造紅毛城用的石塊，及購自緬甸貨品的商船，原計畫前往台灣，但因東北強風及洋流而迷航，最後沉沒於吉貝島附近海域。