Vasco da Gama was the first European to open a sea-based trade route to India. In an epic voyage, he sailed around Africa's Cape of Good Hope and succeeded in breaking the monopoly of Arab and ...

Vasco da Gama ... months in India, da Gama’s fleet left Calicut — despite advice that monsoon season was approaching. The ships encountered terrible storms during their journey.

A sunken vessel off the coast of Kenya may be a long-lost ship of famed explorer Vasco da Gama. The São Jorge ... including a final journey in 1524 (the year of his death).