8 - The Batavia

Alexis' choice of a topic, The Batavia was a Dutch ship in the 1600s that shipwrecked off the coast of Australia with 340 people onboard. What followed was nothing short of a horror story which involved murder and mutiny.

The majority of the episode content comes straight from the Commander's journal:

http://museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/sites/default/files/no._136_pelsaertjournal.pdf

Other Sources:

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Dutch-East-India-Company

https://www.sea.museum/2016/06/04/barbarism-and-brutality-surviving-the-batavia-shipwreck

http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/Pages/media_archive/Restoration-under-way-at-Abrolhos-Batavia-site.aspx