The voyage of the Beato Felice Buona Ventura

Departing Cagliari on 21-10-1640

Summary



Ports Show

1 Cagliari
Dep: 21-10-1640
2 Gaeta
Arr: 28-10-1640
Dep: <12-11-1640
3 Livorno
Arr: <=12-11-1640
4 Genoa
Did not reach port


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Events Show

A Accidental Damage to Equipment, Jettison, Storm
27-10-1640


Red circles show the possible range that the event occured in

The vessel Il Beato Felice Buonva Ventura was sailing from Caglieri to Livorno and Genoa with a cargo of cheese and other merchandise. The ship departed on 21st October. The next day it was forced to anchor at Agugliastro for 4 days for contrary winds. It then continued its journey but the next day ran into bad weather. About 40 miles from the Isola di Porto Tavolaro, at 3 hours, a storm arose with a gale from the west and south-west and high waves. Around 7 o clock, 60 miles from Monte Argentario, the storm had worsened and the waves were passing from one side of the ship to the other.

At this point the necessary consulation was made with the sailors and they began to jettison cargo into the water, beginning with the small boat, whose motion was upsetting that of the vessel, then the oven, some nets, two barrels of water and some empty barrels, an old rope, and sailors effects. This being insufficient they turned their attention to the hold and jettisoned 400 fila of cheese, some leather, a barrel of salted tripe, eight barrels of tuna, eight sacks of orso, five sacks of ‘parte’, a big cable, half a bale of deer’s hide, a barrel of melagrana and a horse which had died during the tempest, as well as some other merchandise.

They were trying to head east, because they were worried about running onto the land, and under the force of it the foremast broke. They next morning they arrived in the port of Gaeta where the captain made his consolato.

First recorded departure date: 21-10-1640 (Cagliari)

Vessels (See more)

Name: Beato Felice Buona Ventura (Saettia)
Master: Patrone Giovanni Batista Fregone

Reports (See more)

Testimoniale:
Written on: <=12-11-1640
Presented on: 12-11-1640

Consolato:
Written on: 29-10-1640
Presented on: 12-11-1640

Risk (See more)

Total risk: 7355|13|4 Scudi d'oro Toscani
Total risk to the vessel: 800|0|0 Scudi d'oro Toscani
Total risk to the freight: 193|10|0 Scudi d'oro Toscani
Total risk to the cargo: 6762|3|4 Scudi d'oro Toscani

Averages (See more)

Grossa/Comune: Awarded 1733|10|0 Scudi d'oro Toscani (20-11-1640)