Wrecked Emigrant Ships in The Bahamas: The Wreck of the Barque William and Mary

J. Lawlor
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The Bahamian archipelago is strategically located between the Atlantic and the Caribbean Sea. However, the hidden reefs and shoals, the changing sandbanks, and the unpredictable winds and currents, especially in the hurricane months, all conspired to make Bahamian waters the terror of navigators and the delight of wreckers during the age of sail. This article explores the wrecks of four emigrant ships in The Bahamas in the early 1850s. The European passengers were leaving poverty-stricken Europe to pursue the American dream but did not reach their destination without enduring the combined perils of weather and the hazards of Bahamian waters. Fortunately, they were rescued by humane Bahamian wreckers and assisted by inhabitants of Nassau and Governor Gregory, who organized their onward journey. In particular, the wreck of the William and Mary exposes the greed and lack of care that ship owners and captains showed in attempting to carry hapless passengers from Europe to the United States of America.
巴哈马群岛失事移民船:威廉号和玛丽号船的残骸
巴哈马群岛位于大西洋和加勒比海之间的战略位置。然而,隐蔽的暗礁和浅滩,变化莫测的沙洲,以及变幻莫测的风和洋流,尤其是在飓风肆虐的月份,所有这些因素共同作用,使巴哈马海域成为航海时代航海家的恐怖之地和沉船者的欢乐之地。这篇文章探讨了19世纪50年代初在巴哈马群岛的四艘移民船的残骸。这些欧洲乘客离开贫困的欧洲去追求美国梦,但在经历了恶劣的天气和巴哈马水域的危险之后,他们无法到达目的地。幸运的是,他们被人道的巴哈马沉船救起,并得到拿骚居民和格里高利州长的协助,他们组织了他们的继续旅程。特别是,威廉和玛丽号的残骸暴露了船主和船长在试图将不幸的乘客从欧洲运送到美利坚合众国时表现出的贪婪和缺乏关怀。
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