| Description | |
Storm with north-westerly winds. Lasts two days before the jettison and two days after. At some point the mainsail rips in the wind and they are forced to cut it away. It also breaks the 'sperone'. |
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| Event Types and Categories: |
Accidental Damage to Equipment Cut sail Storm (Weather) Stormy sea (Weather) Strong wind (Weather) |
| Voyage: | 10048 (click here to view all of the events on the voyage) |
| Date (From source): | 31-01-1599 |
| Date (Location): | Livorno |
| Date (Extra information from the source): | |
| Date (Normalised): | 31-01-1600 |
| Event Location: | Golfo del Lione |
| Latitude: | 42.855853 |
| Longitude: | 4.094875 |
| Approximate range from these coordinates: | 120 km(s) |
| Reliability (of these coordinates): | High certainty (Click here for an explanation of event reliability) |
| Recorded by: | |
| Vessel(s): |
Il Corvo Volante ((Vessel)),
Captain Martino Erman |
| Voyage description: | Sugar and Brazilwood from Olinda to Lisbon and Livorno. Storm, jettison, sail damage. |
| Transcription: | Sopragiunta la detta nave da fortuna chrudelissima causata da venti nordvest, la quale tormentava molto detto vassello, mettendo gli grandi et spessi colpi del mare grosso et con pericolo evidentissimo di perdersi et essendo stati di cosi circa due giorni e due notte, volendo per salute del vassello amainare la vela maestra et non possendo [sic] fecero consiglio di tagliarla si come fecero, tagliandola in pezzi et continuando pure la detta fortuna fece rompere [a?] forza lo sperone di essa nave |