Omba Island is an island of Indonesia. It was written about by William Dampier in A Continuation of a Voyage to New Holland (1699):
In February 1805, the British ship Iris, under the command of Captain William Clark, intercepted and engaged a valuable Batavian vessel near Omba Island; after a fierce battle, Clarke was badly wounded and the Iris was too damaged to continue, and had to break off the engagement."Ship News", Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser 13 October 1805, p. 2.
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