History

Replica of the Batavia longboat at Geraldton WA. After the Batavia was wrecked off the Houtman Abrolhos Islands in June 1629, expedition leader Fransisco Pelsaert and a reported 47 others sailed 3000km in the ship's longboat to the colony of Batavia in search of help. Incredible. pic.twitter.com/ZNX4RIamF2

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