The 1789 Christmas Eve collision of the HMS Guardian with an iceberg in the southwest Indian Ocean

• Published in: Annals of Glaciology
• Main Author: Seelye Martin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2022
• Subjects: Antarctic glaciology; ice dynamics; icebergs; Meteorology. Climatology; QC851-999; Antarctic; Filchner Ice Shelf; Indian; Weddell; Weddell Sea; Annals of Glaciology; Antarc*; Ice Shelf; Iceberg*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1017/aog.2023.8; https://doaj.org/article/2a3e158db8c54b49b1e5d384c67a654d

In the evening of 24 December 1789, 2100 km southeast of Cape Town and after encountering three icebergs, the HMS Guardian under Captain Edward Riou collided with the submerged foot of a large iceberg. Despite severe damage to the ship and its abandonment by many of its crew and passengers, Riou sai...