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dhol82

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6. I'll try again:

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Reply #5)

Fri Apr 2, 2021, 10:13 AM

Apr 2021

The OP says the ship was traveling from Mecca to India.
Mecca is in Saudi Arabia. It is not anywhere near the Atlantic.
India is nowhere near the Atlantic.
Escaping to the Bahamas would mean either sailing around the Cape of Good Hope or Cape Horn.
How did they get there?

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So, this happened in the Indian Ocean and then then the captain sailed to the dhol82 Apr 2021 #1

"What am I missing?" left-of-center2012 Apr 2021 #3

If they were sailing from Mecca to India they should have been in the Indian Ocean. dhol82 Apr 2021 #4

"sailing from Mecca to India" left-of-center2012 Apr 2021 #5

I'll try again: dhol82 Apr 2021 #6

"How did they get there?" left-of-center2012 Apr 2021 #7

Kickin' Faux pas Apr 2021 #2