The voyage of the Sant’Antonio di Padova
Departing Cagliari on 23-10-1719
Summary
Ports Show
1
Cagliari
Dep: 23-10-1719
2 Sarroch
Arr: 23-10-1719
Dep: 27-10-1719
3 Capo Malfatano
Arr: 27-10-1719
Dep: 02-11-1719
4 Capo Malfatano
Arr: >=02-11-1719
Dep: <=>13-11-1719
5 unknown
Arr: >=13-11-1719
Dep: >=13-11-1719
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6 unknown
Arr: <=24-11-1719
Dep: <=24-11-1719
(not shown on the map - Add Coordinates)
7 Portoferraio
Arr: >24-11-1719
8 Genoa
Did not reach port
Dep: 23-10-1719
2 Sarroch
Arr: 23-10-1719
Dep: 27-10-1719
3 Capo Malfatano
Arr: 27-10-1719
Dep: 02-11-1719
4 Capo Malfatano
Arr: >=02-11-1719
Dep: <=>13-11-1719
5 unknown
Arr: >=13-11-1719
Dep: >=13-11-1719
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6 unknown
Arr: <=24-11-1719
Dep: <=24-11-1719
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7 Portoferraio
Arr: >24-11-1719
8 Genoa
Did not reach port
Green markers show ports whose location in uncertain
Events Show
A Sought refuge, Strong wind23-10-1719
B Sought refuge, Strong wind
27-10-1719
C Hostile encounter, Sought refuge
>=02-11-1719
D Abandonment/loss of the ship, Strong wind
06-11-1719
E Sought refuge, Storm
>=13-11-1719
F Hostile attack, Imprisonment of the crew, Theft of Merchandise
24-11-1719
Red circles show the possible range that the event occured in
A shipment of grain, pasta, and cheese loaded in Cagliari and intended for Genoa. The vessel departed from Cagliari on 23 October 1719 and initially benefited from favorable north/north-west winds. However, later that day, there was a shift to strong west winds forcing the vessel to anchor at the nearby port of Sarroch in the Gulf of Cagliari, where it remained for three days. On 27 October, with a return of northerly winds, the vessel set sail once more, only for the wind to shift again to the west, compelling the ship to seek refuge at Capo Malfatano, where it remained for another five days. On 2 November, with favorable south-west winds, the vessel departed in convoy with two Majorcan ships but was soon forced to turn back to Malfatano upon sighting two suspicious square-rigged vessels near Capo Teulada, believed to be Barbary corsairs. While anchored in Malfatano on 6 November, the vessel encountered a fierce storm with strong south/south-east winds which rendered the anchorage unsafe and forced the crew to abandon ship and take shelter on land. One of the Majorcan convoy ships was lost in the storm, and the other was badly damaged. When the storm subsided, the crew returned to find vessel flooded and its hatches torn open, raising fears that the cargo had shifted and might compromise the ship’s stability. Around 13 November, after the weather had improved, the captain resumed the voyage, making multiple stops in unnamed Sardinian ports over the following days due to persistent poor weather. On the evening of 24 November, while off Capo Rosso in Corsica, the vessel was intercepted by an imperial corsair galley commanded by a certain captain Pietro Catalano. The corsair claimed the vessel came from an enemy port and detained it, seizing goods from the captain, crew, and passengers, before escorting the vessel to Portoferraio. The vessel and crew remained arrest until the merchant Giovanni Antonio Calvi negotiated its release upon which the captain filed a formal testimony.
First recorded departure date: 23-10-1719 (Cagliari)
Vessels (See more)
Name: Sant’Antonio di Padova (Barca)
Master: Patrone Lazzaro Coppello
Reports (See more)
Testimoniale:
Written on: 12-12-1719
Writen at: Portoferraio, Italy
Presented on: 29-12-1719
Risk (See more)
Total risk: None present