20h 56min, oct 1, 1904 y - 28 RUSSIAN SHIPS LEFT

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1. Mistook a group of British trawlers for Jap torpedo boats

Opened fire, killed 2 Brits fisherman. (21 Oct.)
Almost brought London into war

as a consequence, London closed the Suez Canal to Russian sea traffic, forcing the fleet to sail around AFRICA.

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