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| Event Types and Categories: |
Damages to starboard Engine Stormy sea (Weather) Strong wind (Weather) |
| Voyage: | 110446 (click here to view all of the events on the voyage) |
| Date (From source): | 14-11-1846 |
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| Date (Normalised): | 14-11-1846 |
| Event Location: | Pantelleria |
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| Reliability (of these coordinates): | (Click here for an explanation of event reliability) |
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| Vessel(s): |
Achilles (Steamship),
Commander George Wilson |
| Voyage description: | General Cargo consisting of Sundry and divers merchandize and Public Mails for India and China from Southampton to Malta, Constantinople, Sinope, Samsoun and Trebizond. They experienced heavy weather in the British Channel before reaching Gibraltar. After leaving Gibraltar as aforesaid, heavy gales of wind from the Southwards & Eastward were encountered with heavy seas, which washed over the Decks. Close to Pantelleria from the excessive laboring of the ves-
sel, the sliding valve of the starboard Engine was found out of order, and they had to heave too, for about two hours
to make such temporary repairs as was practicable, during which heavy seas washed over the Decks. |
| Transcription: | That after leaving Gibraltar as aforesaid, heavy gales of wind from the Southwards & Eastward were encoun- tered with heavy seas, which washed over the Decks and on Sa- turday morning the fourteenth, when close to Pantelleria from the exces- sive laboring of the ves- sel, the sliding valve of the starboard Engine was found out of order, and they had to heave too, for about two hours to make such tempo- rary repairs as was practicable, during which heavy seas washed over the Decks. |