Talk:Edward Riou

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The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that Edward Riou (pictured) sailed with Cook, survived his ship hitting an iceberg, but died by being nearly cut in two aboard HMS Amazon at Copenhagen?

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Iceberg

The page on the HMS Guardian (1784) suggests that the Guardian's initial difficulty was striking an iceberg, not a hidden rock. Does anyone have any sources that would state which is the true case? --Badger151 23:01, 16 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

It was an iceberg. Benea (talk) 02:56, 5 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]