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SYMHC Classics: The Wreck of the Batavia

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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The Longboat and the Mutiny

The Hootman Abrolhoos Islands are about halfway down the straight-ish part of the western coast of Australia. In between them is just this long expanse of the Indian Ocean and that is what they were crossing. It took them 33 days to get there, but when they did get there after 33 days across the ocean open they had less than two pints of fresh water left. Once they got to Batavia, Pelsert charged the ship's high boson for outrageous behavior before the wreck because remember he was implicated in the sexual assault of a passenger and he was executed. And Skipper Jakobs was arrested for negligence in causing the wreck. So we're going to

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