Yearly Archives: 2013

Straits of Magellan

Straits of Magellan
The Strait of Magellan has always be considered a dangerous passage to navigate.  It is that tail at the end of South America in southern Chile mainland South America to the north and Tierra del Fuego to the south.  The transition between the Atlantic and the Pacific.  The winds and currents are unpredictable and portions…
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The Storm in the South China Sea

The Storm in the South China Sea
Between their visits to different ports they had to deal with the seas.  Twice during the second leg of the cruise the fleet encountered rough weather, once just prior to entering Auckland, and the second time before arriving in Yokohama on October 12th and 13th, 1908.  This was a typhoon that sailors talked about for…
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The Messina Earthquake

The Messina Earthquake
On December 28th, 1908 Messina, a city in the south of Italy on Sicily experienced a 7.1 magnitude earthquake.  The city was almost completely destroyed.  Between 75,000 and 200,000 lives were lost.  The earthquake almost levelled Messina with at least 91% of the structures destroyed or irreparably damaged.  It was the most destructive earthquake to…
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What Sailors do at Sea

What Sailors do at Sea
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