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[–] No1@aussie.zone 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

"The ship could not be refloated and was broken in two by waves later that year". So, it sounds like the front fell off.

I wonder what @SenatorCollins@aussie.zone would say about this....

[–] SenatorCollins@aussie.zone 3 points 10 months ago

Well, there are a lot of these ships going around the world all the time, and very seldom does anything like this happen. I just don’t want people thinking that iron-hulled clippers aren’t safe.