Meduse was a French ship. It departed from Rochefort to Senegal port of Saint –Louis in 1816. Meduse was the head of a convoy of three other ships. The crews were trying to have a good time, and in a competition, Meduse overtook the other ships, but it drifted one hundred miles off course. Near the West Coast the sip ran into a sandbank. Despite the efforts, the ship failed to escape from it.
The fringed passengers attempted to travel to the African coast in the frigate’s boats. The medusa has about 400 passengers, and the frigates boats had room for only 250 people. Around 146 people decided to go a raft they hastily built. The people on the frigate boats attempted to two the raft, but they were successful only for a few miles. The survivors
The fringed passengers attempted to travel to the African coast in the frigate’s boats. The medusa has about 400 passengers, and the frigates boats had room for only 250 people. Around 146 people decided to go a raft they hastily built. The people on the frigate boats attempted to two the raft, but they were successful only for a few miles. The survivors