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Re: 1870s navigation
From: Greg Rudzinski
Date: 2018 Aug 7, 13:55 -0700
From: Greg Rudzinski
Date: 2018 Aug 7, 13:55 -0700
Harry,
I would like to put it out there that October sea and air temps for the Azore region is 18° C. The flash point of 100% ethanol is 14° C. The Mary Celeste was set up for an accident should an open flame enter the hold. An unofficial rule at sea is that a sailor should always step up to a lifeboat or liferaft. Also the pump on deck may have been used to put sea water into the hold to dilute the alcohol rather than pump out of the hold.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol
Greg Rudzinski
