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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
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