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Her dilemma-plagued voyage continued on 13 February when her rudder was ruined throughout weighty storms, leading to a complete lack of steering Command, Along with the rudder smashing into the hull at random. 3 crewmen went in excess of the stern on ropes and boatswain's chairs and secured it. The next morning, they rigged a temporary steering pro