Originally Posted by promani
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Medical and Pathological Information
Sailors from the Frigate Ventôse recovered about thirty bodies. A visual examination of the bodies showed that they were clothed and relatively well preserved.
This would contradict most of the press releases (still today summaries):
1. Many bodies were recovered by the French Navy (about 3/5th by Ventôse);
2. They were clothed and well preserved
A bit confused by this. Unable to spot the difference, or are my eyes failing me?
The difference is to be find in the previous few pages were we discussed the "fact" that all passenger corpses recovered by the "Brazilian Navy" were "unclothed".