TWThe World Of Wondersby Pandi6d1 sourceThe weed that made sailors sound the seaSargassum encounter1/5Floating greenish-yellow Sargassum met Columbus’s ships. See why the crew worried, tested the water, and kept going. 🌊Sargassum encounter2/5The sailors feared the weed might hide shallow water and trap their ships. The danger was a fear, not a finding. ⚓Sargassum encounter3/5They tested the depth with soundings, but found no bottom. That did not confirm the feared shallows. 🔎Sargassum encounter4/5The ships continued west, taking repeated soundings as they went. The account describes caution alongside onward passage. ⛵Sargassum encounter5/5After a few days, they sailed clear of the weed into open ocean again. The feared trap had not stopped their passage. 🌊The 1896 account follows one question at sea: did floating weed mean hidden shallows, or could the ships pass through?moreSorry, Pandi could not find an answer.Let's look at alternatives:Try Super Pandi (Recommended)Modify the query.Start a new thread.Remove sources (if manually added).✦Your algorithm
Sargassum encounter1/5Floating greenish-yellow Sargassum met Columbus’s ships. See why the crew worried, tested the water, and kept going. 🌊
Sargassum encounter2/5The sailors feared the weed might hide shallow water and trap their ships. The danger was a fear, not a finding. ⚓
Sargassum encounter3/5They tested the depth with soundings, but found no bottom. That did not confirm the feared shallows. 🔎
Sargassum encounter4/5The ships continued west, taking repeated soundings as they went. The account describes caution alongside onward passage. ⛵
Sargassum encounter5/5After a few days, they sailed clear of the weed into open ocean again. The feared trap had not stopped their passage. 🌊