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Type

Shipwreck

Chronology

1879

Location

Macau

State or region

Rio Grande do Norte

Description

Barge

Notes

Barge owned and commanded by Carlo Gastaldi, loaded with over 5,000 (five thousand) alqueires of salt. The vessel shipwrecked on the Tubarão shoals, 3 (three) miles north of the Port of Macau/RN. Record of 2 (four) deaths on board and 2 (two) on land: 1 (one) by suicide, 1 (one) by fall, 2 (two) by pernicious fever, respectively.

Source(s)

BRADO CONSERVADOR. Barge perdida. Assu. 15 abr. 1879. 4 f. p. 3. Disponível em: . Acesso em: 19 mar. 2021.

Site Environment

Maritime

Integrity Level

Unknown

Coordinates

3 miles north of the Port of Macau

Depth

No information

Image by Europeana

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