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Originally Posted by mhd
Didn't Ibn Battuta survive a few shipwrecks, the plague and basically arrive at just the right time prior/after tumultuous events in his ports of destination quite often? (Although that's probably Serendipity)
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If I remember he hitched a ride on travelling ships and caravans rather then commanding himself. He would not necessarily have had Navigation.
I would give it to Leif Ericson too. For one thing he is also nicknamed Leif the Lucky.