The Batavia Shipwreck 1629: Mutiny, Murder, and Cannibalism

The Dutch East Indiaman Batavia set sail from Amsterdam carrying 341 souls and a fortune in silver.

It wrecked off Western Australia. That's when the real horror began.

Ship's under-merchant Jeronimus Cornelisz seized control of 120 survivors.

40 days. 125 murders. Systematic slaughter of men, women, and children.

Water torture. Throat-slitting. Babies dashed against rocks.

Two teenage boys rowed 3,000 km for help. Only 68 survived.

HistMuse reveals history's bloodiest shipwreck aftermath.