Lancha "Goa" - Panjim, India
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N 15° 30.067 E 073° 49.500
43P E 373970 N 1714098
On this location there is a cross in homage of the victims of the shipwreck of a small ship on Mandovi river.
Waymark Code: WM1053P
Location: India
Date Posted: 02/28/2019
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On the 3rd December 1901, at 7:00 AM, the motorized boat "Goa" capsidez while crossing the Mandovi river, right here, from Verém to Pangim.
The memorial was placed one year after the tragedy, on the 3rd December 1902. The plate has the following inscription:
À MEMORIA DAS INFELIZES 81 VITIMAS DO SINISTRO DA LANCHA ‘GOA’ OCCORRIDO A 3.12.1901 DEDICA ESTE SINGELO PADRÃO A COLONIA GOESA DE ADEN PEDINDO A TODOS OS QUE POR AQUI PASSAREM UMA PRECE PELO SEU ETERNO DESCANÇO
(In memory of the unfortunate 81 victims of the tragedy of the launch GOA that occurred on 3.12.1901 this unique landmark is dedicated by the Goan diaspora of Aden requesting from all those who pass by this place a prayer for their eternal rest).
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