160 years later, the wreckage of the three-masted battleship Medusa was actually found. /kloc-in the winter of 0/980, three French motorized sailboats set out from Foer, Deroche with sophisticated detection instruments. According to the records of navigation data, they came to the wreck site of the Medusa located at north latitude 19 53' 42 "and west longitude 19 20' 34", 50 kilometers away from the Mauritanian coast, looking for definite evidence. From 1980,165438+1October 4 to 198 1, 65438+1October 5, they successively fished out a large number of warship wrecks near Brown Strait, including/.

According to people who escaped from danger at that time, 18 16 On the night of June 30th, the bread stove on the ship "Medusa" caught fire, and the people on board destroyed the stove. These bricks have finally seen the light of day and become the witness of history. In addition, many pieces of plates and heavy ballast stones were found. Among all the treasures salvaged, the most convincing one is a bronze nail engraved with the words FR (Fozge de rochefort blacksmith shop). According to the records of some maritime historians, "Medusa" was built in 18 10 in Deroche. It is a 50-meter-long three-masted warship with smooth and safe navigation and high speed. Napoleon once

Some times in history are always unforgettable! 181June 06 17, the French government cruiser "Medusa" flew a white flag and carried more than 400 officers and men to Senegal, Africa. Captain Ma Xiaolei is an incompetent fugitive aristocrat. He knows nothing about sailing and turns a deaf ear to the opinions of other sailors. He was in command of the ship and unfortunately ran aground when passing through Brown Strait off the coast of West Africa. After two days of chaotic and ineffective efforts, people had to abandon the ship and flee.

The fatuous aristocratic captain led the senior officers to escape by lifeboat, and the remaining 150 crew and soldiers had to make rafts urgently. When they jumped on the raft, they cheered happily: "Long live the king!" " "However, after a series of hopeless bumps, thirst and heat, many people began to talk nonsense and fall into hallucinations. Mechanical engineers feel that they are traveling on the plains of Italy. An officer said, "I wrote a letter to the governor, and someone will come to save us soon." Convinced that there was no possibility of salvation, the baker threw himself into the rolling waves. Several people pried open the barrel and got drunk, trying to forget the pain of death. I didn't expect them to be crazy, so they cut the cable and told everyone to die together. People went to stop it and a fierce struggle broke out. Dominic, the mechanic, shouted for help after being thrown into the sea. The engineer sympathized with him, jumped into the water, grabbed his hair and dragged him back to the raft. But this ungrateful guy joined the second riot the night after he woke up. After the three riots subsided, the bodies were scattered on rafts, which flooded the water in Shanghai. The soldiers' wounds were soaked in salt water and kept screaming.

15 The last rescued people have lived on land for many years. They plant trees every year, which is said to be in memory of the dead, and they are said to be preparing to make rafts, because they never feel safe.

This shipwreck caused strong dissatisfaction among the French and was condemned by public opinion from all walks of life. The two survivors on board, doctor Henry Savin and engineer Alexander Creed, ignored the ban of the authorities and recorded the whole process of the sinking in detail. Soon, these words were translated into English and German and published publicly.