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Date

1714

Cause

A hurricane

Shipwreck zone

Canal de Bahama, The Bahamas

Port of departure

Havana (CUB)

Destination

Spain

A convoy of 12 ships set sail from Havana to return to Spain. In the Bahama Channel, they were caught in a hurricane and more than 1,000 men died at sea. Salvage operations began immediately after the wreck. Fifteen people survived. They could be connected to the 1715 fleet.