What happened to Xerxes I’s fleet near Artemisium?

During the Greco-Persian Wars in 480 BCE, the Persian fleet under Xerxes I experienced significant losses near Artemisium, primarily due to severe weather rather than direct combat.12

While the Persian navy engaged the Greek fleet in three days of fighting, the most substantial damage occurred when a powerful storm wrecked 200 Persian ships off the southern coast of Euboea. These ships had been dispatched by Xerxes to sail around the island and block the Euripus Strait. Additionally, the Persian fleet suffered earlier losses in a storm while convoying supply ships along the coast.12

Although the engagement at Artemisium is sometimes characterized as a Persian naval victory because the Greeks withdrew following the defeat at Thermopylae, the fighting itself was largely inconclusive, with both sides sustaining heavy losses during the final day of the encounter.312