Event 10001

Details of the event

Description  
The ship was waiting to for a current to diminish, and because the sea was rough it got pushed onto some shoals.  After hitting the shoal a breach was made in the ship.
Event Types and Categories: Accidental Damage to Equipment
Breach in the Hull
Cutting of anchor line
Ship Grounded
Stormy sea (Weather)
Voyage: 10009 (click here to view all of the events on the voyage)
Date (From source): 27-10-1648
Date (Location): Genova
Date (Extra information from the source):
Date (Normalised): 27-10-1648
Event Location: Near Texel
Latitude: 52.929
Longitude: 4.569
Approximate range from these coordinates: 25 km(s)
Reliability (of these coordinates): Medium certainty (Click here for an explanation of event reliability)
Recorded by:
Vessel(s): Re di Svetia ((Vessel)), Captain Niccolaio Siphens
Voyage description: Foodstuffs from Texel to Livorno. Beaching on a shoal, storm, cut ropes, local assistance.
Transcription: Et fece partenza a 27 del mese di Ottobre per.o pav.o di esso luogo qual giorno restò per la corrente in gliarda a secco circa tre hore, e perche il mare era grosso La nave andava toccando le secche, onde li causò una falla per quale entrò molta acqua