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Rogers has stocked his ships with limes …
Years: 1709 - 1709
January
Rogers has stocked his ships with limes to fend off scurvy, a practice not universally accepted at this time.
The ships' provisions of limes are exhausted after reaching the Pacific Ocean, and seven men die of the vitamin deficiency disease.
Dampier is able to guide the ships to little-known Juan Fernandez Island to replenish supplies of fresh produce.
As they near the island on January 31, 1709, the sailors spot a fire ashore and fear that it might be a shore party from a Spanish vessel.
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Years: 1709 - 1709
January
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