Holy Grail of shipwrecks found on beach

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A mother and son walking along a beach in Florida were stunned to see that a rather sizeable shipwreck has somehow washed ashore.

Initially thinking that it was merely a big piece of driftwood, Julie Turner could not believe her eyes when she got closer and realized that it was the 48-foot-long remains of a ship.

Maritime historians from the area marveled at the incredible vessel, calling it "the holy grail of shipwrecks" due to both its fairly-well-preserved condition as well as its remarkable age of origin, which could be as far back as the 1700's.

In a testament to our modern age, researchers were able to quickly examine the vessel and produced a copious amount of documentation of the ship's remains in the hopes of constructing a 3D recreation.

As for the original shipwreck, it currently still sits on Ponte Vedra Beach in Florida waiting for either, hopefully, the state to come and take it away for preservation or, should they fail to act fast enough, the ocean to reclaim it once and for all.

Source: CBS News
 
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I just really hope the state gets there and saves this before everyone takes a piece of it!
 
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would be cool if it was one of the Spanish galleons that was lost. I think there were maybe 7 in the group...all sank and all loaded with gold..something like 5 have been found....if this is one of them it could point treasure hunters in the direction of a lot of pieces of eight.
its estimated that there is still about 450 million in gold coins to be recovered....the east coast of fl.will be crawling with treasure hunters soon.
 
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A mother and son walking along a beach in Florida were stunned to see that a rather sizeable shipwreck has somehow washed ashore.

Initially thinking that it was merely a big piece of driftwood, Julie Turner could not believe her eyes when she got closer and realized that it was the 48-foot-long remains of a ship.

Maritime historians from the area marveled at the incredible vessel, calling it "the holy grail of shipwrecks" due to both its fairly-well-preserved condition as well as its remarkable age of origin, which could be as far back as the 1700's.

In a testament to our modern age, researchers were able to quickly examine the vessel and produced a copious amount of documentation of the ship's remains in the hopes of constructing a 3D recreation.

As for the original shipwreck, it currently still sits on Ponte Vedra Beach in Florida waiting for either, hopefully, the state to come and take it away for preservation or, should they fail to act fast enough, the ocean to reclaim it once and for all.

Source: CBS News
Searoy would be interested in this. Him being involved in underwater archeology. The sea has all kinds of fascinating things hidden under the coral and constant moving sea floor. Strange how a glimpse into the past brings out a kind of magic in us like we remember it somehow.
 
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The sea has all kinds of fascinating things hidden under the coral and constant moving sea floor. Strange how a glimpse into the past brings out a kind of magic in us like we remember it somehow.

the sea calls to some very strongly, maybe because its in our literature, poetry, music, and history....it has made legends of some and others whose names will always be remembered. romanticized and yet feared, vast and untamable, mysterious yet welcoming.... I think, maybe in some kind of connected way, we do remember