nau·ti·cal : \ˈnȯ-ti-kəl, ˈnä-\ : adj : of, relating to, or
associated with seamen, navigation, or ships In 1890, a British
gunner ship, the HMS Serpent, on its way to Sierra Leone ran
into stormy weather on Galicia's Costa da Morte. (Coast of
Death) On November 9th, due to a faulty compass, her navigation
system failed. While the crew believed themselves to be more
than ten miles clear of Cape Villano, they were actually sailing
directly toward the dangerous rocks of Punta Bay. The ship ran
aground on the Boy Rock, and eventually broke up and sank. Only
three sailors survived. They swam to shore and found their way
to the village of Camarinas. For weeks after, the townspeople
collected bodies as they washed ashore and buried them in the
sand on the beach. The final count of bodies recovered was 147,
including the Commander of the ship. The townspeople enclosed
the burial area with a low wall and added a memorial. It is
called "The English Cemetery", and it sits on this remote,
desolate, and utterly beautiful