A naval battle in darkness and a stormSourced
Two fleets met in a narrow strait.
Night and a storm joined them.
On 13 February 1352, Genoese ships fought an allied Venetian, Aragonese and Byzantine fleet in the Bosporus. The battle began late and continued largely at night amid a storm, producing a confused and deadly encounter.
The strait was narrow;
the conditions were worse.
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