Event 10089

Details of the event

Description  
Storm with southerly and south-westerly winds that lasted a night and a day and dragged the ship towards 'Cavo Dansa'. The winds then changed to westerly and north-westerly. Grain mixed with water emerged from the ship and the ship lost its mast in the storm.
Event Types and Categories: Broken mast (Weather)
Soaking of cargo
Storm (Weather)
Voyage: 10054 (click here to view all of the events on the voyage)
Date (From source): <13-08-1670
Date (Location): Livorno
Date (Extra information from the source):
Date (Normalised): <13-08-1670
Event Location: Near Monte Cercelli
Latitude: 41.227325
Longitude: 13.051750
Approximate range from these coordinates: 50 km(s)
Reliability (of these coordinates): Certain (Click here for an explanation of event reliability)
Recorded by:
Vessel(s): La Madonna del Carmine e Sant'Antonio (Tartana), Patrone Francesco Dauria
Voyage description:
Grain from Croton to Livorno or Genoa. Storm and broken mast (GA refused).
Transcription: Essendo sopra il monte cercelli si levò burrasca di Scirocchi e mezzi giorni che durò una notte et un giorno per la quale furono forzati tornare in dietro et scorsero fino à cavo danza durando sempre detta burrasca, Di poi si levò ponenti e maestri per i quali restava tormentata detta Tartana, passando l’Acqua da Poppa a Prua e nel Aggottare che facevano veniva acqua mescolata con Grano e perdetto temporale persero la vela maestrale