The Zuytdorp's wreck site (red oval) at the base of the cliffs.Credit: Western Australian Museum
A manuscript VOC chart of the Indian Ocean dating to 1743. The western coast of Australia is depicted on the bottom right.Credit: NA 4.VELH-150
Posted on 12/20/2024 10:29:27 AM PST by SunkenCiv
The Zuytdorp shipwreck was likely caused by a storm, not navigational errors, according to new research. Flinders University archaeologists analyzed historical and environmental data, showing the crew had sufficient skills to navigate but were overcome by severe weather...
The study, published in the Journal of Maritime Archaeology by Flinders University archaeologists Dr. Ruud Stelten and Professor Wendy van Duivenvoorde, examined ship logs, historical maps, navigational practices, and weather patterns of the era to uncover the causes of the wreck.
The Zuytdorp is one of four Dutch shipwrecks discovered off the Western Australian coast in the past century, with the Batavia and the horrors of its mutinous crew arguably the most famous of the collection.
Discovered in 1927 about 60km north of the WA coastal town of Kalbarri, and formally identified in 1958, the Zuytdorp was traveling from the Dutch port of Vlissingen on the way to Batavia, now present-day Jakarta, when it became lost at sea in 1712...
However, the authors were able to note the evidence of severe weather patterns in the region during the period in question...
The authors say the findings could point to the location of the ship's lost anchors and could prove a useful method for uncovering what happened to other shipwrecks around the world.
(Excerpt) Read more at scitechdaily.com ...
The Zuytdorp's wreck site (red oval) at the base of the cliffs.Credit: Western Australian Museum
A manuscript VOC chart of the Indian Ocean dating to 1743. The western coast of Australia is depicted on the bottom right.Credit: NA 4.VELH-150
I’m sure this is all in Kramer’s book Astonishing Tales of the Sea.
It won’t help George get the apartment though.
Sometimes the Dutch have a real nasty side to them....https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batavia_(1628_ship)
Drew Carey s1e22
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wd1ooTXPOvU
Seinfeld s9e1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-csGDoSSZyc
I have read a detailed version of this event and it would make most horror movies look tame.
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