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Old 10-23-2010, 06:45 AM   #807
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Originally Posted by Rain Man View Post
When I first read this, I thought it said, "Isles of Sicily". I was thinking they must've either been the worst navigators ever or the 'badly off course' was a big understatement.

And thousands of sailors died? How many crew were on these ships? If only four ships went down I wouldn't have guessed the casualty count to be in the thousands.
I still thought it had said Sicily until I read your post and looked again. Epic navigation error!
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