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That said, there is some evidence there may be a roman shipwreck off the coast of Brazil, which has yet to be excavated. While roman designs are not ocean-going
by garmaine 5y ago
That said, there is some evidence there may be a roman shipwreck off the coast of Brazil, which has yet to be excavated. While roman designs are not ocean-going, it's entirely possible that they might have been blown off-course and managed to survive the journey.
- saalweachter 5y agoWould we expect the sailors to have survived as well? Or would they have run out of water like halfway across?
- b_t_s 5y agoIf the ship was intact, they were probably fine with water. A large ship departing harbor without a few months of water onboard would be the most egregious incompetence on the part of the quartermaster. If they were low on water, then you can be sure they would capture rainwater at the first opportunity, and in the tropics they would have to be pretty unlucky to get no rain. Also, this voyage is commonly done in 3 weeks or less. Africa to northern Brazil is the shortest crossing, and it's a downwind run the entire way. That said, if the ship was irreparably damaged anywhere off the NW coast of Africa, it _would_ likely wash up somewhere along the north coast of S America or the Caribbean regardless of the sate of the crew.
- garmaine 5y agoSince the ship is believed to be near the mouth of a river, that would imply that some sailors survived the trip and navigated to a source of fresh water.