Domenico Michiel, doge of Venice, reached Cyprus with a large fleet which had attacked Kerkyra. It arrived in Palestinian waters just after an Egyptian naval attack on Jaffa. He followed the retreating Egyptians to Askalon, baited his trap with a few ships looking like a pilgrim fleet, and captured or sunk most of the Egyptian fleet nearby. The Venetians then took ten richly-laden Egyptian merchant ships from beyond Askalon, and brought back many of their prizes to Acre, to a warm welcome