Comments by "" (@VersusARCH) on "Naval Darwin Awards - When IQ is inversely proportional to displacement" video.

  1. The grounding of the French fleet during the attack on Curacao IMHO was a loose inspiration for the climax of the Dutch film "De Ruyter" which, for dramatic purposes transported the whole grounding to the Battle of Texel and credited adm. De Ruyter with luring the French fleet over the Dutch shallows (even though no such thing happend during the Battle of Texel IRL).
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  2. A good candidate was captain of the French frigate the Meduse - Hugues Duroy de Chaumareys who ignored his navigator and wrecked the ship to a great loss of life. Not a true Darwin Award since he survived.
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