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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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