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| Event Types and Categories: |
Storm (Weather) Strong wind (Weather) Tempestous weather |
| Voyage: | 110584 (click here to view all of the events on the voyage) |
| Date (From source): | <=20-02-1850 |
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| Date (Normalised): | <=20-02-1850 |
| Event Location: | Capo Passero |
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| Reliability (of these coordinates): | (Click here for an explanation of event reliability) |
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| Vessel(s): |
Porcupine (Schooner),
Captain George Mole |
| Voyage description: | Cargo of Ballast replaced with Sulphur. Unknown Origin with a stop in Mirata where cargo replacement took place. Enctountered a storm and headed for Malta for repairs. |
| Transcription: | A vibrant squall came on, and threw the Vessel on her [Beam ?] [ends ?], cut the sheets and Hallyards to lighten her, and the sails blew all to pieces at 8 a.m. being about 8 miles off the land, still blowing a hurricane, bent the storm ivysails, for foresail, double reeft, at Noon bent another jib, on the 8th commences with a strong gale of wind from the Westward at 1 a.m. made Capo Passero wind West the light bearing N.E. wove Ship to the Southward, at 8 a.m. the wind shifted round to the N.E. sailed into Malta |