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Her dilemma-plagued voyage continued on 13 February when her rudder was damaged through hefty storms, leading to a complete loss of steering Management, Using the rudder smashing in the hull at random. A few crewmen went above the stern on ropes and boatswain's chairs and secured it. The subsequent morning, they rigged A brief steering process. Bad