A small strait off the coast of Wales is the scene of the strangest coincidence ever recorded.
Ships capsizing and sinking in the same area is not as strange as you may think. But three ships that sank over the span of 200 years in the Menai Strait off the north coast of Wales is only the beginning of the strangest coincidence ever recorded.

The first ship in our story set sail on the Menai Strait in 1664, with 81 passengers on board. On December 5th the ship hit nasty weather, capsized, and sank. Only one passenger survived. His name was Hugh Williams.

More than a century later, in 1785, another ship sank in the very same location, on the very same day, December 5th. This ship went down with 60 passengers and only one survived—a man named Hugh Williams.

In 1860, a small ship with only 25 passengers set sail on the Menai Strait. On that unlucky day, December 5th, it, too, met its fate—and in the same exact place. The ship sank, taking all of its passenger with it, save one. His name?

Hugh Williams.A small strait off the coast of Wales is the scene of the strangest coincidence ever recorded.
Ships capsizing and sinking in the same area is not as strange as you may think. But three ships that sank over the span of 200 years in the Menai Strait off the north coast of Wales is only the beginning of the strangest coincidence ever recorded.

The first ship in our story set sail on the Menai Strait in 1664, with 81 passengers on board. On December 5th the ship hit nasty weather, capsized, and sank. Only one passenger survived. His name was Hugh Williams.

More than a century later, in 1785, another ship sank in the very same location, on the very same day, December 5th. This ship went down with 60 passengers and only one survived—a man named Hugh Williams.

In 1860, a small ship with only 25 passengers set sail on the Menai Strait. On that unlucky day, December 5th, it, too, met its fate—and in the same exact place. The ship sank, taking all of its passenger with it, save one. His name?

Hugh Williams.A small strait off the coast of Wales is the scene of the strangest coincidence ever recorded.
Ships capsizing and sinking in the same area is not as strange as you may think. But three ships that sank over the span of 200 years in the Menai Strait off the north coast of Wales is only the beginning of the strangest coincidence ever recorded.

The first ship in our story set sail on the Menai Strait in 1664, with 81 passengers on board. On December 5th the ship hit nasty weather, capsized, and sank. Only one passenger survived. His name was Hugh Williams.

More than a century later, in 1785, another ship sank in the very same location, on the very same day, December 5th. This ship went down with 60 passengers and only one survived—a man named Hugh Williams.

In 1860, a small ship with only 25 passengers set sail on the Menai Strait. On that unlucky day, December 5th, it, too, met its fate—and in the same exact place. The ship sank, taking all of its passenger with it, save one. His name?

Hugh Williams.A small strait off the coast of Wales is the scene of the strangest coincidence ever recorded.
Ships capsizing and sinking in the same area is not as strange as you may think. But three ships that sank over the span of 200 years in the Menai Strait off the north coast of Wales is only the beginning of the strangest coincidence ever recorded.

The first ship in our story set sail on the Menai Strait in 1664, with 81 passengers on board. On December 5th the ship hit nasty weather, capsized, and sank. Only one passenger survived. His name was Hugh Williams.

More than a century later, in 1785, another ship sank in the very same location, on the very same day, December 5th. This ship went down with 60 passengers and only one survived—a man named Hugh Williams.

In 1860, a small ship with only 25 passengers set sail on the Menai Strait. On that unlucky day, December 5th, it, too, met its fate—and in the same exact place. The ship sank, taking all of its passenger with it, save one. His name?

Hugh Williams.A small strait off the coast of Wales is the scene of the strangest coincidence ever recorded.
Ships capsizing and sinking in the same area is not as strange as you may think. But three ships that sank over the span of 200 years in the Menai Strait off the north coast of Wales is only the beginning of the strangest coincidence ever recorded.

The first ship in our story set sail on the Menai Strait in 1664, with 81 passengers on board. On December 5th the ship hit nasty weather, capsized, and sank. Only one passenger survived. His name was Hugh Williams.

More than a century later, in 1785, another ship sank in the very same location, on the very same day, December 5th. This ship went down with 60 passengers and only one survived—a man named Hugh Williams.

In 1860, a small ship with only 25 passengers set sail on the Menai Strait. On that unlucky day, December 5th, it, too, met its fate—and in the same exact place. The ship sank, taking all of its passenger with it, save one. His name?

Hugh Williams.

I have some statistics training in my dubious background, but have no idea of how to calculate the probability of these events.
Brice

Did your statistics training teach you how to multiple-post your joke too???

Muzza, think about it.

Wales, humorously enough, is the source of the Williams mob. Of course there are others who adopted the family name, Williams. Usually the won't works, don't works and can't works and not blood relatives of the true Williams. A further problem is that most of the Williams mob named their offspring ; Douglas, Thomas, John, Andrew, George, Edward and of course, Hugh, or any combination of these names.
The real lesson to be learned from Brice's little bit of humour is of course never board a vessel should one of passengers or crew bear the name Hugh / Hughe / Huw Williams.

Sorry about the multiple posting. It was not intended.

Does remind me of the tales of "Strong Duggan" + "It's a long way to tip a rarie".

got a little redundant towards the end, felt like I knew the answer to what his name was