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Christopher Columbus, the seafaring captain from Genoa (whom at least three Mallorcan towns claim as their own) believed he could reach the East Indies by sailing westwards.
Refinements of both activities have been made over the years, as body-surfing [1956] is distinguished from board-surfing (or board-riding ), though the latter use of board , first recorded by Captain Cook in 1779, cannot really be claimed as Australian.
VOC ships under the command of Abel Tasman landed in Australia some 150 years before Captain Cook.
During the first broadcast, the captain or first officer could be heard declaring "Mayday" amid the sounds of a physical struggle in the cockpit.
Batouti is suspected because: 1) he uttered a prayer immediately before disengaging the autopilot; 2) his controls were in the "nose down" position, while the captain's were in "nose up"; and 3) the captain pleaded with Batouti to help him pull the plane out of its dive.