Ep.13 - The Mutiny on the Batavia, Part One
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In 1628, a Dutch East India flagship called Batavia set sail from the Netherlands, never to reach her destination. Eight months into the voyage, the ship was wrecked on coral reef off the western coast of Australia. What then befell her surviving crew a ...
The story of the Batavia is a perfect storm of nautical carnage: There's a shipwreck, a mutiny and a massacre. This first of two parts deals with the the first part of the voyage, the shipwreck and the rescue mission. Read the show notes here.
Today’s podcast features three separate, unique stories that share a theme: stories that took place out on the ocean. The audio from these stories has been pulled from my YouTube channel, which is just called MrBallen, and has been remastered for today's podcast. Story n ...