1. Death in storm off the Cape

    · South Atlantic Ocean, off the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

    Death in storm off the Cape
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    Dias died when his ship was among four lost in a major storm near the Cape of Good Hope during Cabral’s expedition to India. The precise wreck location is not known; coordinates are a representative offshore point near the Cape of Good Hope.

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