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Thursday, February 28, 2008
Public gets closer look at cannons discovered on beach
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KGW
February 27, 2008
The public is getting an up-close look at two 18th-century cannons believed to have come from the same shipwreck as the cannon beach cannon.
The 18th century cannons were found last week on the beach at Arch Cape, just 100 feet from where the first cannon was found 110 years ago.
The cannons have Nehalem Bay locals feeling proud and archeologists ready to go to work.
For protection, the cannons were covered in burlap and submerged in fresh water. Then, with the public watching Tuesday, state parks workers opened the drains and revealed the two cannons, expected to be about 200 years old.
“It’s very amazing, fascinating. There's not enough words to describe it," said one excited onlooker.
The cannons will be stored in tubs and archeologists will soon begin peeling back the sediment.
Locals said the winter’s gale force winds made the discovery possible. The cannons had been buried under several feet of sand but Mother Nature blew all that away.
"Possibly two feet of sand and rock had been taken out in the last three weeks, so all of a sudden these things were unearthed,” one local told KGW.
Mike Petrone and his daughter found the first cannon and Sharisse Repp soon found another.
Historians think both of the cannons came from the same warship that produced the namesake of the town of Cannon Beach. Experts said before it came west, the USS Shark cruised the West Indies fighting pirates and the slave trade.
The Oregon Coast is dotted with shipwrecks but there are no doubt more secrets still under the sand.
The Columbia River Maritime Museum has an interactive map showing locations of other treasures and shipwrecks along the Oregon Coast.
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KGW
February 27, 2008
The public is getting an up-close look at two 18th-century cannons believed to have come from the same shipwreck as the cannon beach cannon.
The 18th century cannons were found last week on the beach at Arch Cape, just 100 feet from where the first cannon was found 110 years ago.
The cannons have Nehalem Bay locals feeling proud and archeologists ready to go to work.
For protection, the cannons were covered in burlap and submerged in fresh water. Then, with the public watching Tuesday, state parks workers opened the drains and revealed the two cannons, expected to be about 200 years old.
“It’s very amazing, fascinating. There's not enough words to describe it," said one excited onlooker.
The cannons will be stored in tubs and archeologists will soon begin peeling back the sediment.
Locals said the winter’s gale force winds made the discovery possible. The cannons had been buried under several feet of sand but Mother Nature blew all that away.
"Possibly two feet of sand and rock had been taken out in the last three weeks, so all of a sudden these things were unearthed,” one local told KGW.
Mike Petrone and his daughter found the first cannon and Sharisse Repp soon found another.
Historians think both of the cannons came from the same warship that produced the namesake of the town of Cannon Beach. Experts said before it came west, the USS Shark cruised the West Indies fighting pirates and the slave trade.
The Oregon Coast is dotted with shipwrecks but there are no doubt more secrets still under the sand.
The Columbia River Maritime Museum has an interactive map showing locations of other treasures and shipwrecks along the Oregon Coast.
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Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Search for HMAS Sydney to begin tomorrow
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Perth Now
By Andrea Hayward
February 27, 2008
THE quest to find the resting place of HMAS Sydney, sunk off the West Australian coast by the German raider Kormoran in 1941, will begin tomorrow.
An international crew of 30 people will depart the port of Geraldton tomorrow afternoon to search an 1800 square nautical mile area, due west of Dirk Hartog Island off the Midwest coast.
Australia's greatest maritime mystery claimed the lives of the cruiser's 645 crew, whose memory has been immortalised with an impressive memorial overlooking Geraldton harbour.
Leading shipwreck hunter David Mearns is one of the 30 crew who will board SV Geosounder to search for the wreck.
The Finding Sydney Foundation has raised $5 million to mount the operation, which will allow the search to go on until the end of April.
Finding Sydney project manager Patrick Flynn said the search area had been defined by close examination of historical records.
"That led to the northern area,'' Mr Flynn said.
"As well as what we've been doing over the last month, a fairly meteorological review of the actual weather patterns that occurred on that day, and you use a thing called hindcasting (testing a theoretical model).''
Royal Australian Navy historian Lieutenant John Perryman said there was a high degree of confidence the search area would result in success.
"That has bought us to where we are at the moment, which is on doorstop of an historic voyage of discovery and hopefully commemoration,'' Lieutenant Perryman said.
But there were split feelings among researchers about the wreck's whereabouts, Lieutenant Perryman said.
"I'm aware that there are detractors out there who have made remarks about looking in the wrong spot, this being a waste of taxpayers money, but there's nothing that I can say that will alter their deeply and long held views,'' he said.
"I think we're probably going to come up trumps.''
The search will focus on identifying the resting place of the Kormoran before turning its sights to the Sydney.
"It's certainly our intention if we find either or both wrecks we will be commemorating those crews and having a short service on behalf of the relatives of both the German and Australian crews,'' Lieutenant Perryman said.
The loss of the Sydney often overshadowed the sacrifice the sailors made for Australia, he said.
"They removed a deadly and very, very lethal threat from Australia's wartime sea lines of communication,'' he said.
"Had Kormoran continued to roam the Indian Ocean, she could have caused untold damage to the troop ships.
"I think that sometimes the loss of the entire crew overshadows the fact, their sacrifice wasn't in vain.
"To the last there was evidence that these people remained at their post, they fought to the end and then they fought to save their ship right up until the last.''
Of the 390 crew from the German ship, 341 were rescued
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Perth Now
By Andrea Hayward
February 27, 2008
THE quest to find the resting place of HMAS Sydney, sunk off the West Australian coast by the German raider Kormoran in 1941, will begin tomorrow.
An international crew of 30 people will depart the port of Geraldton tomorrow afternoon to search an 1800 square nautical mile area, due west of Dirk Hartog Island off the Midwest coast.
Australia's greatest maritime mystery claimed the lives of the cruiser's 645 crew, whose memory has been immortalised with an impressive memorial overlooking Geraldton harbour.
Leading shipwreck hunter David Mearns is one of the 30 crew who will board SV Geosounder to search for the wreck.
The Finding Sydney Foundation has raised $5 million to mount the operation, which will allow the search to go on until the end of April.
Finding Sydney project manager Patrick Flynn said the search area had been defined by close examination of historical records.
"That led to the northern area,'' Mr Flynn said.
"As well as what we've been doing over the last month, a fairly meteorological review of the actual weather patterns that occurred on that day, and you use a thing called hindcasting (testing a theoretical model).''
Royal Australian Navy historian Lieutenant John Perryman said there was a high degree of confidence the search area would result in success.
"That has bought us to where we are at the moment, which is on doorstop of an historic voyage of discovery and hopefully commemoration,'' Lieutenant Perryman said.
But there were split feelings among researchers about the wreck's whereabouts, Lieutenant Perryman said.
"I'm aware that there are detractors out there who have made remarks about looking in the wrong spot, this being a waste of taxpayers money, but there's nothing that I can say that will alter their deeply and long held views,'' he said.
"I think we're probably going to come up trumps.''
The search will focus on identifying the resting place of the Kormoran before turning its sights to the Sydney.
"It's certainly our intention if we find either or both wrecks we will be commemorating those crews and having a short service on behalf of the relatives of both the German and Australian crews,'' Lieutenant Perryman said.
The loss of the Sydney often overshadowed the sacrifice the sailors made for Australia, he said.
"They removed a deadly and very, very lethal threat from Australia's wartime sea lines of communication,'' he said.
"Had Kormoran continued to roam the Indian Ocean, she could have caused untold damage to the troop ships.
"I think that sometimes the loss of the entire crew overshadows the fact, their sacrifice wasn't in vain.
"To the last there was evidence that these people remained at their post, they fought to the end and then they fought to save their ship right up until the last.''
Of the 390 crew from the German ship, 341 were rescued
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Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Campaign to save Hulks gets high-profile backing
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Gazette
By Liza-Jane Gillespie
February 26, 2008
A TV archaeologist has given his support to the campaign to get the Purton Hulks special recognition.
Dr Mark Horton, archaeology lecturer at the University of Bristol and presenter of BBC series Coast and Time Team regular, has given his backing to the nautical relics.
"The Hulks are the largest collection of historic vessels surviving in Britain. As a group the site is a unique archaeological resource," said Dr Horton.
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The Purton Hulks are the remains of 80 old ships left on the River Severn to protect its banks almost 100 years ago.
Dr Horton, who first discovered the Hulks 13 years ago, said he will join local enthusiast Paul Barnett in his quest to raise the profile of the Hulks and help educate people about their historical importance.
Dr Horton said: "It's fantastic that Paul's drawing attention to them. Since I've been visiting the site since the mid 1990s I've just seen them get worse and worse.
"There seem to be two angles to this campaign, one is to find a way to get them protected.
"They are in a Site of Special Scientific Interest but the heritage designation doesn't cover them because they are not a ship wreck or a listed building, unfortunately they fall between all the designations.
"The second thing is it is my belief that a lot of the damage to the Hulks has been done by souvenir hunters.
"Therefore Paul's campaign to raise historical awareness of the site is absolutely vital for their protection because then people will realise what they are destroying."
Mr Barnett started campaigning to save the Purton Hulks eight years ago and said Dr Horton's support will do wonders for the site.
He said: "It's great. I couldn't believe it when my phone rang and it was him. Everything is now going in the right direction for the Hulks."
Mr Barnett is also currently collecting signatures for a petition to be handed to Andy Barnham, Secretary of State for Media, Sport and Culture, asking for protection for the Hulks.
For more information about the petition call Paul Barnett on 07833143231 or email Barnadillo@aol.com.
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Gazette
By Liza-Jane Gillespie
February 26, 2008
A TV archaeologist has given his support to the campaign to get the Purton Hulks special recognition.
Dr Mark Horton, archaeology lecturer at the University of Bristol and presenter of BBC series Coast and Time Team regular, has given his backing to the nautical relics.
"The Hulks are the largest collection of historic vessels surviving in Britain. As a group the site is a unique archaeological resource," said Dr Horton.
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The Purton Hulks are the remains of 80 old ships left on the River Severn to protect its banks almost 100 years ago.
Dr Horton, who first discovered the Hulks 13 years ago, said he will join local enthusiast Paul Barnett in his quest to raise the profile of the Hulks and help educate people about their historical importance.
Dr Horton said: "It's fantastic that Paul's drawing attention to them. Since I've been visiting the site since the mid 1990s I've just seen them get worse and worse.
"There seem to be two angles to this campaign, one is to find a way to get them protected.
"They are in a Site of Special Scientific Interest but the heritage designation doesn't cover them because they are not a ship wreck or a listed building, unfortunately they fall between all the designations.
"The second thing is it is my belief that a lot of the damage to the Hulks has been done by souvenir hunters.
"Therefore Paul's campaign to raise historical awareness of the site is absolutely vital for their protection because then people will realise what they are destroying."
Mr Barnett started campaigning to save the Purton Hulks eight years ago and said Dr Horton's support will do wonders for the site.
He said: "It's great. I couldn't believe it when my phone rang and it was him. Everything is now going in the right direction for the Hulks."
Mr Barnett is also currently collecting signatures for a petition to be handed to Andy Barnham, Secretary of State for Media, Sport and Culture, asking for protection for the Hulks.
For more information about the petition call Paul Barnett on 07833143231 or email Barnadillo@aol.com.
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Talk of the bay: Spanish paper floats name for Odyssey wreck
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St. Petersburg Times
February 26, 2008
While Tampa-based Odyssey Marine Exploration says the identity of a North Carolina shipwreck it recently acquired has "not yet been confirmed," the Spanish newspaper El Pais speculates that Odyssey may be talking about El Salvador, a Spanish merchant ship that sank in 1750 with treasure aboard.
St. Petersburg Times
February 26, 2008
While Tampa-based Odyssey Marine Exploration says the identity of a North Carolina shipwreck it recently acquired has "not yet been confirmed," the Spanish newspaper El Pais speculates that Odyssey may be talking about El Salvador, a Spanish merchant ship that sank in 1750 with treasure aboard.
The treasure-hunting company could not be reached for comment late Monday, but someone anonymously registered the Internet domain name http://www.elsalvadorshipwreck.com/ on Feb. 21. That's the same day Odyssey announced it had acquired the legal right to pursue the North Carolina shipwreck - code-named "Firefly" - from BDJ Discovery Group of Beauford, N.C. Separately Monday, Odyssey disclosed that in exchange for those rights, it agreed to give BDJ 15 percent of any proceeds from the sale of Firefly artifacts, after deducting certain expenses.
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Monday, February 25, 2008
Captain's account discredited in 1927 South Haven shipwreck
When the freighter Hennepin sank off the shores of South Haven in August 1927, Capt. Ole Hanson reported sinking in rough seas.
But was the veteran captain telling the whole truth?
Nearly eight decades after the Hennepin sank in Lake Michigan, the Michigan Shipwreck Research Associates (MSRA), located in Holland, set out to find the ship and unravel the mystery of why it sank.
What they knew was that Hanson and his crew survived the sinking thanks to a nearby tugboat which rescued them.
Researchers also knew that after the sinking, Hanson realized the sinking of the Hennepin, valued at over $100,000, meant a huge loss for his company.
He also was an unlicensed captain and - under the circumstances - future employment might be unavailable.
When the Hennepin crew reached land, Hanson blamed a "stiff nor'wester" for the loss of his ship.
But MSRA researchers discovered that historic weather records indicate the wind never exceeded 17 miles per hour, which in nautical terms is a gentle breeze that creates two- to three-foot waves.
What the MSRA team determined was that mistakes made aboard the Hennepin, especially by the chief engineer, allowed the vessel to take on water, which led to its eventual sinking.
It seems likely that Hanson invented the tale to shift blame from himself and the crew.
Besides questioning the real cause of the Hennepin's sinking, MSRA has spent the last eight years looking for lost ships in Lake Michigan.
In 2006, they found Capt. Hanson's vessel in 230 feet of water.They dove on the shipwreck and found it in remarkably good condition.
For more on the fascinating story about the Hennepin, look for the January/February issue of Michigan History magazine.
For more information call (800) 366-3703 or visit http://www.michiganhistorymagazine.com/.
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Sunday, February 24, 2008
Storms reveal secrets on Oregon's coast
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SeattlePI.com
By Anne M. Peterson
February 24, 2008
PORTLAND, Ore. -- The storms that lashed Oregon's scenic coast this winter have dredged up an unusual array of once-buried secrets: old shipwrecks, historic cannons, ghost forests - even oddities known as "red towers."
One of the first ships to emerge from the sands was recently identified as the George L. Olson, which ran aground at Coos Bay's North Jetty on June 23, 1944.
The shipwreck has become a tourist attraction on the southern Oregon coast. Interest had become so great the Bureau of Land Management had to reroute traffic around the ship and post signs warning visitors to leave it alone because it is now an archaeological site.
Shipwrecks and other curiosities began showing up after December when Pacific storms pummeled the state, damaging thousands of homes and causing an estimated $60 million in damage to roads, bridges and public buildings.
Hardest hit was Vernonia, a Coast Range town of about 2,400 people, where floodwaters damaged about 300 homes, ruined schools and temporarily closing businesses.
The storms also brought high seas, which caused beach erosion. Although sands commonly shift in winter, this season appeared especially dramatic. There were reports that up to 17 feet of sand eroded away at Arch Cape.
"It's really an unusual event, the magnitude of it," said Chris Havel of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.
Other shipwrecks have emerged recently - a wooden ship near Bandon, also on the southern coast, and another where the Siuslaw River flows into the ocean near Florence.
Little is known about either ship, Havel said, and sands have reclaimed the Siuslaw wreck.
"In modern days we don't let people leave shipwrecks. If a boat washes up on shore the owner has to come and remove it," Havel said. "Back then the only craft that would really survive would have to be a pretty good size."
Ships aren't the only things surfacing on the coast.
Ghost forests are groves of tree stumps, some estimated as 4,000 years old, that were engulfed by the sea. Because of shifting sands, many have suddenly popped up.
The stumps are especially impressive at Arch Cape, where locals say they haven't seen them for some 40 years, according to Tiffany Boothe of the Seaside Aquarium.
"The forest floor is actually uncovered too, You can see the floor," she said. "There's like these mud cliffs. As your walking on it, it resembles clay. It's definitely not sand at all."
Arch Cape also was where a pair of historical cannons were recently discovered by beachcombers. The origin of the cannons, each weighing between 800 and 1,000 pounds, is not known.
State archaeologist Dennis Griffin supervised the removal of the cannons, which were placed in tanks of fresh water and burlap for preservation.
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department does not yet know what they will do with the cannons. They possibly came from the USS Shark, a survey ship that wrecked in 1846 off the Columbia River Bar, Havel said.
The "red towers" are strangely shaped deposits of iron that are hidden beneath the sand. The orangy-red lumps, most no more than 3-feet tall, are usually buried deep beneath the sand but now dot the coastal landscape.
"These formations could be gone in the next week. That's how fast the coast changes," Boothe said.
The George L. Olson, uncovered around the New Year, has drawn a great deal of attention because it's origin was a mystery until recently.
After determining the wreck resembled the schooner, local archeologists delved into its history, determining where and when it went down. The facts added up, said Bureau of Land Management spokeswoman Megan Harper.
But it was a local man's photograph from 1947 that really convinced the agency, she said.
"It showed him and his brothers on the shipwreck with the words "George L." on the hull," Harper said. "Once we saw that it was, `Yep, that's the one.'"
The George L. Olson was a 223-foot long wood-hulled schooner launched in 1917 and originally named the Ryder Hanify. It eventually wound up on the southern Oregon coast, where it hauled lumber until it ran aground.
The wreckage has drawn curious crowds, including about 3,000 visitors this past weekend alone, Harper said.
"I think there's two reasons, first, the shipwreck here is really accessible. It's easy for people to get right up to it," Harper said. "Second, this area has a real connection to maritime history, or the fishing industry and the lumber industry. So there's a neat tie to the local community and history."
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SeattlePI.com
By Anne M. Peterson
February 24, 2008
PORTLAND, Ore. -- The storms that lashed Oregon's scenic coast this winter have dredged up an unusual array of once-buried secrets: old shipwrecks, historic cannons, ghost forests - even oddities known as "red towers."
One of the first ships to emerge from the sands was recently identified as the George L. Olson, which ran aground at Coos Bay's North Jetty on June 23, 1944.
The shipwreck has become a tourist attraction on the southern Oregon coast. Interest had become so great the Bureau of Land Management had to reroute traffic around the ship and post signs warning visitors to leave it alone because it is now an archaeological site.
Shipwrecks and other curiosities began showing up after December when Pacific storms pummeled the state, damaging thousands of homes and causing an estimated $60 million in damage to roads, bridges and public buildings.
Hardest hit was Vernonia, a Coast Range town of about 2,400 people, where floodwaters damaged about 300 homes, ruined schools and temporarily closing businesses.
The storms also brought high seas, which caused beach erosion. Although sands commonly shift in winter, this season appeared especially dramatic. There were reports that up to 17 feet of sand eroded away at Arch Cape.
"It's really an unusual event, the magnitude of it," said Chris Havel of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.
Other shipwrecks have emerged recently - a wooden ship near Bandon, also on the southern coast, and another where the Siuslaw River flows into the ocean near Florence.
Little is known about either ship, Havel said, and sands have reclaimed the Siuslaw wreck.
"In modern days we don't let people leave shipwrecks. If a boat washes up on shore the owner has to come and remove it," Havel said. "Back then the only craft that would really survive would have to be a pretty good size."
Ships aren't the only things surfacing on the coast.
Ghost forests are groves of tree stumps, some estimated as 4,000 years old, that were engulfed by the sea. Because of shifting sands, many have suddenly popped up.
The stumps are especially impressive at Arch Cape, where locals say they haven't seen them for some 40 years, according to Tiffany Boothe of the Seaside Aquarium.
"The forest floor is actually uncovered too, You can see the floor," she said. "There's like these mud cliffs. As your walking on it, it resembles clay. It's definitely not sand at all."
Arch Cape also was where a pair of historical cannons were recently discovered by beachcombers. The origin of the cannons, each weighing between 800 and 1,000 pounds, is not known.
State archaeologist Dennis Griffin supervised the removal of the cannons, which were placed in tanks of fresh water and burlap for preservation.
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department does not yet know what they will do with the cannons. They possibly came from the USS Shark, a survey ship that wrecked in 1846 off the Columbia River Bar, Havel said.
The "red towers" are strangely shaped deposits of iron that are hidden beneath the sand. The orangy-red lumps, most no more than 3-feet tall, are usually buried deep beneath the sand but now dot the coastal landscape.
"These formations could be gone in the next week. That's how fast the coast changes," Boothe said.
The George L. Olson, uncovered around the New Year, has drawn a great deal of attention because it's origin was a mystery until recently.
After determining the wreck resembled the schooner, local archeologists delved into its history, determining where and when it went down. The facts added up, said Bureau of Land Management spokeswoman Megan Harper.
But it was a local man's photograph from 1947 that really convinced the agency, she said.
"It showed him and his brothers on the shipwreck with the words "George L." on the hull," Harper said. "Once we saw that it was, `Yep, that's the one.'"
The George L. Olson was a 223-foot long wood-hulled schooner launched in 1917 and originally named the Ryder Hanify. It eventually wound up on the southern Oregon coast, where it hauled lumber until it ran aground.
The wreckage has drawn curious crowds, including about 3,000 visitors this past weekend alone, Harper said.
"I think there's two reasons, first, the shipwreck here is really accessible. It's easy for people to get right up to it," Harper said. "Second, this area has a real connection to maritime history, or the fishing industry and the lumber industry. So there's a neat tie to the local community and history."
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Saturday, February 23, 2008
Odyssey «compra» otro tesoro en vísperas de ser llamado a declarar
By J. G. Calero
February 23, 2008
February 23, 2008
MADRID. «Tratándose de Odyssey, piensa mal y acertarás», decían ayer en el Ministerio de Cultura, para comentar la noticia de que los cazatesoros han comprado los derechos de un pecio hundido a 12 millas de la costa de Carolina del Norte, que reclamaba ante un juez otra empresa, BDJ Discovery Group. Tras el escándalo del «Black Swan» por el que Greg Stemm ha sido imputado en La Línea y en visperas de ser llamado a declarar, el próximo lunes, 25 de febrero, Odyssey arroja con esta noticia una cortina de humo.
El subdirector de Patrimonio, Luis Lafuente, declaró a ABC que «no nos sorprende la noticia, pero sepa que la instrucción que recibimos es perseguirlos cual sabuesos y caer sobre ellos judicialmente en cuanto se pueda». Sin embargo, Lafuente confirmó que hasta ahora sólo se ha pedido información al juzgado de Carolina del Norte, cuando se da la circunstancia de que ABC informó del expolio de este pecio el pasado 12 de diciembre. En más de dos meses España ni se ha personado en este caso, como sí hizo en Tampa por el presunto expolio del «Black Swan», un tesoro de 500.000 monedas de plata y cientos de oro, más otros pertrechos del barco.
Aun así, Cultura mantiene la fe en que sentará un precedente en el Juzgado de Tampa que sirva para reclamar el patrimonio sumergido de origen español en aguas internacionales, «como ya ocurriera con el «Juno» y «La Galga» en aguas de EE.UU.». Una vez más, se da la circunstancia de que el pecio ahora adquirido por Odyssey puede pertenercer a la misma flota que dichas naves, hundida en 1750, con lo cual dicho precedente no ha sido tenido en cuenta hasta ahora.
Para el abogado especializado en patrimonio submarino José María Lancho, «está claro que Odyssey intenta desviar la atención hacia EE.UU. y despistarlos cada vez menos rumores y más certidumbres de las acciones criminales que se están llevando a cabo en La Línea y de las que la empresa deberá informar a sus accionistas». Lo fundamental, para este abogado, es que en Europa «hace mucho tiempo que los restos sumergidos de un pecio no son comercializables, han perdido legalmente su valor como oro o plata». Según su parecer, «la empresa cazatesoros sólo tiene una estrategia mediática: se persona en un pleito que comenzó en el 2005 días antes de que tenga que declarar en los Juzgados españoles, lo cual, probablemente, no hará».
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El subdirector de Patrimonio, Luis Lafuente, declaró a ABC que «no nos sorprende la noticia, pero sepa que la instrucción que recibimos es perseguirlos cual sabuesos y caer sobre ellos judicialmente en cuanto se pueda». Sin embargo, Lafuente confirmó que hasta ahora sólo se ha pedido información al juzgado de Carolina del Norte, cuando se da la circunstancia de que ABC informó del expolio de este pecio el pasado 12 de diciembre. En más de dos meses España ni se ha personado en este caso, como sí hizo en Tampa por el presunto expolio del «Black Swan», un tesoro de 500.000 monedas de plata y cientos de oro, más otros pertrechos del barco.
Aun así, Cultura mantiene la fe en que sentará un precedente en el Juzgado de Tampa que sirva para reclamar el patrimonio sumergido de origen español en aguas internacionales, «como ya ocurriera con el «Juno» y «La Galga» en aguas de EE.UU.». Una vez más, se da la circunstancia de que el pecio ahora adquirido por Odyssey puede pertenercer a la misma flota que dichas naves, hundida en 1750, con lo cual dicho precedente no ha sido tenido en cuenta hasta ahora.
Para el abogado especializado en patrimonio submarino José María Lancho, «está claro que Odyssey intenta desviar la atención hacia EE.UU. y despistarlos cada vez menos rumores y más certidumbres de las acciones criminales que se están llevando a cabo en La Línea y de las que la empresa deberá informar a sus accionistas». Lo fundamental, para este abogado, es que en Europa «hace mucho tiempo que los restos sumergidos de un pecio no son comercializables, han perdido legalmente su valor como oro o plata». Según su parecer, «la empresa cazatesoros sólo tiene una estrategia mediática: se persona en un pleito que comenzó en el 2005 días antes de que tenga que declarar en los Juzgados españoles, lo cual, probablemente, no hará».
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Shipwreck speaker comes to library
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HollandSentinel.com
February 23, 2008
Valerie van Heest will give a presentation about shipwrecks off the West Michigan shoreline from 1 to 2 p.m. March 1 at Herrick District Library, 300 S. River Ave.
HollandSentinel.com
February 23, 2008
Valerie van Heest will give a presentation about shipwrecks off the West Michigan shoreline from 1 to 2 p.m. March 1 at Herrick District Library, 300 S. River Ave.
Van Heest is the director of the Michigan Shipwreck Research Associates. She's also a member of the Women Divers Hall of Fame, a shipwreck hunter and recently appeared on the History Channel while exploring a Chicago shipwreck.
She recently released a book for young readers titled "Icebound! The Adventures of Young George Sheldon and the SS Michigan."
After the presentation, van Heest will be available for questions and for signing books.
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Friday, February 22, 2008
2008 Great Lakes Underwater conference (March 15)
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Travelvideo.tv
February 22, 2008
If you’ve seen the movie Titanic, you have had a glimpse of Dennis Hale’s real life drama. Hale is the sole survivor of the sinking of the steamship Daniel J. Morrell. The 603-foot-long ship sank in the dark early morning hours of November 29, 1966 on Lake Huron. Hale will share his story as the only survivor of a 29-member crew as part of the 2008 Great Lakes Underwater conference in Oswego on Saturday, March 15.
“The seas were estimated at 30 to 35 feet; the wind at 60 to 65 miles per hour. The water temperature was 44 degrees; the air temperature 33 degrees. I was barefoot, and wearing only undershorts, a life vest and a peacoat,” says Hale, who has written his story in a book title “Sole Survivor.”
Also on the agenda for the annual conference for maritime history and shipwreck enthusiasts and divers are Jim Kennard, who has found more than 200 shipwrecks in the past 30 years and technical diver Dan Scoville who uses a custom mix of breathing gases to dive to depths of greater than 300 feet. Kennard and Scoville will talk about using a high-tech sonar device they built to discover the wreck of the mid-1800s Canadian schooner Orcardian. They will also talk on the last flight of the Sea Bee.
Back by popular demand are Two Tank Tips presented by the New York State Divers Association (NYSDA). The Tips are for places where divers can take two tanks of oxygen out on one trip and easily dive on two wrecks within close proximity. NYSDA members will present a variety of “Two Tank” shipwrecks found in New York waters including sites in Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, the Finger Lakes, Lake George, the St. Lawrence River, Raquette Lake, Blue Mountain Lake, and the Sacandaga Reservoir.
Representatives of the Eastern Ontario Artificial Reef Association, headquartered in Mallorytown, Ontario, will speak on the planned sinking of Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship HMCS Terra Nova in the Canadian waters of the 1000 Islands. By creating an artificial reef out of the steel hull destroyer escort ship for the 20,000 divers expected to visit the new wreck, the Association that is mandated to obtain and sink decommissioned Canadian destroyers hopes to take some diving pressure off the more historic wrecks.
According to a 1999 New York Sea Grant study, scuba divers add more than $108 million in annual economic impact to New York’s Great Lakes Seaway Trail region. Recreation and Tourism Specialist David G. White of New York Sea Grant, Oswego, NY, says efforts such as the New York State Blueway Trail and the Dive the Seaway Trail project are linking divers with the vast underwater resources and the submerged heritage preserves that are developing across the state.
At the March 15 Great Lakes Underwater program, White and Underwater Blueway Trail Interim Director David Decker will report on progress in the development of the New York State Blueway Trail and the Dive the Seaway Trail project that highlights sites for different levels of diving skill and of different interest from historic shipwrecks to unique geological and ecological quality.
“The opportunities these trails create for underwater and on-land exploration of our maritime history will return a tremendous economic boost to shoreline communities,” White says.
In the past year, Seaway Trail, Inc. has installed five new shipwreck theme outdoor storyteller interpretive panels along the 518-mile byway at Alexandria Bay, Clayton, Oswego, Pultneyville and Dunkirk.
The 12th annual Great Lakes Underwater will be held March 15, 2008, from 9 am to 4:30 pm on State University of New York at Oswego campus, Oswego, NY. Registration is $25 ($20 for students) payable to Cornell University includes lunch. Great Lakes Underwater 2008 is hosted by New York Sea Grant and the Oswego Maritime Foundation and co-sponsored by Seaway Trail, Inc.
For more information, go online to http://www.nysgunderwater.org/ or contact New York Sea Grant at 315-312-3042 before March 7.
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Travelvideo.tv
February 22, 2008
If you’ve seen the movie Titanic, you have had a glimpse of Dennis Hale’s real life drama. Hale is the sole survivor of the sinking of the steamship Daniel J. Morrell. The 603-foot-long ship sank in the dark early morning hours of November 29, 1966 on Lake Huron. Hale will share his story as the only survivor of a 29-member crew as part of the 2008 Great Lakes Underwater conference in Oswego on Saturday, March 15.
“The seas were estimated at 30 to 35 feet; the wind at 60 to 65 miles per hour. The water temperature was 44 degrees; the air temperature 33 degrees. I was barefoot, and wearing only undershorts, a life vest and a peacoat,” says Hale, who has written his story in a book title “Sole Survivor.”
Also on the agenda for the annual conference for maritime history and shipwreck enthusiasts and divers are Jim Kennard, who has found more than 200 shipwrecks in the past 30 years and technical diver Dan Scoville who uses a custom mix of breathing gases to dive to depths of greater than 300 feet. Kennard and Scoville will talk about using a high-tech sonar device they built to discover the wreck of the mid-1800s Canadian schooner Orcardian. They will also talk on the last flight of the Sea Bee.
Back by popular demand are Two Tank Tips presented by the New York State Divers Association (NYSDA). The Tips are for places where divers can take two tanks of oxygen out on one trip and easily dive on two wrecks within close proximity. NYSDA members will present a variety of “Two Tank” shipwrecks found in New York waters including sites in Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, the Finger Lakes, Lake George, the St. Lawrence River, Raquette Lake, Blue Mountain Lake, and the Sacandaga Reservoir.
Representatives of the Eastern Ontario Artificial Reef Association, headquartered in Mallorytown, Ontario, will speak on the planned sinking of Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship HMCS Terra Nova in the Canadian waters of the 1000 Islands. By creating an artificial reef out of the steel hull destroyer escort ship for the 20,000 divers expected to visit the new wreck, the Association that is mandated to obtain and sink decommissioned Canadian destroyers hopes to take some diving pressure off the more historic wrecks.
According to a 1999 New York Sea Grant study, scuba divers add more than $108 million in annual economic impact to New York’s Great Lakes Seaway Trail region. Recreation and Tourism Specialist David G. White of New York Sea Grant, Oswego, NY, says efforts such as the New York State Blueway Trail and the Dive the Seaway Trail project are linking divers with the vast underwater resources and the submerged heritage preserves that are developing across the state.
At the March 15 Great Lakes Underwater program, White and Underwater Blueway Trail Interim Director David Decker will report on progress in the development of the New York State Blueway Trail and the Dive the Seaway Trail project that highlights sites for different levels of diving skill and of different interest from historic shipwrecks to unique geological and ecological quality.
“The opportunities these trails create for underwater and on-land exploration of our maritime history will return a tremendous economic boost to shoreline communities,” White says.
In the past year, Seaway Trail, Inc. has installed five new shipwreck theme outdoor storyteller interpretive panels along the 518-mile byway at Alexandria Bay, Clayton, Oswego, Pultneyville and Dunkirk.
The 12th annual Great Lakes Underwater will be held March 15, 2008, from 9 am to 4:30 pm on State University of New York at Oswego campus, Oswego, NY. Registration is $25 ($20 for students) payable to Cornell University includes lunch. Great Lakes Underwater 2008 is hosted by New York Sea Grant and the Oswego Maritime Foundation and co-sponsored by Seaway Trail, Inc.
For more information, go online to http://www.nysgunderwater.org/ or contact New York Sea Grant at 315-312-3042 before March 7.
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Photos, stories help identify the wreck
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The World
By Elise Hamner
February 22, 2008
The World
By Elise Hamner
February 22, 2008
Archaeologists credit high-resolution photos as the key to solving the identity mystery of the George L. Olson shipwreck on Coos Bay’s North Spit.
“This post is the same. The porthole locations are the same, even though in the wreck they were squared off,” said Steve Samuels, the cultural resource coordinator at the local U.S. Bureau of Land Management office.
The historical photos show the vessel with round portholes, but Samuels said the holes in those days were framed square behind the planking. Likely time and erosion took away the circular cut of the planking to reveal the squares holes behind.
“The thing that got me and convinced me ... these iron fasteners are offset at the bottom. It just has to be,” Samuels said Wednesday.
He was looking at a photo illustration comparing a bow photo of the then-Ryder Hanify to the now-wreck of the Olson. The holes from the through-hull iron fasteners still show in the bow. Other matches include the hawsepipes, where the anchor chains slid through circular iron housings out of the bow and into the water. Those now are exposed above sand out on the spit.
Chain plates also remain on the shipwreck and those match the ones in the bow photo from 1917.
“They spent so much energy building this. It was really massive,” Samuels said.
Photos weren’t the only decider for historians.
“We want to thank people calling us and telling their stories,” said Megan Harper, BLM’s public affairs specialist. “It really helped us narrow it down.”
And they aren’t done. Samuels still wants to hear from other residents who might have memories of the Olson to fill in the details of its final months before it was towed out to sea and the tow line cut.
The shipwreck also is significant in another sense, Samuels said.
Few researchers in Oregon have any experience with marine archaeology. In the coming weeks, they will be at the site documenting more about the shipwreck and trying to decide what to do with it. There’s still 20 to 25 of keel buried in the sand. More of the ship’s sides also have been exposed in the sand bank, ensuring Samuels and the research crew will have work for weeks to come.
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Thursday, February 21, 2008
Historic cannons found, removed from Oregon beach
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Bend Weekly
February 21, 2008
ARCH CAPE, Ore. -- Oregon Parks and Recreation Department staff removed a pair of historic cannons from the beach near Arch Cape on February 19. The cannon were discovered by beach visitors over the weekend, and had been revealed by extreme low tides and the natural loss of beach sand due to winter storms.
Park staff, under the supervision of state archaeologist Dennis Griffin, transported each of the 800-1,000 pound cannon by truck to a nearby park office. On February 20, with guidance from historic cannon restoration experts from Texas A&M University, staff submerged the artifacts in tanks of fresh water and covered them with layers of wet burlap. The fresh water bath, refreshed weekly, will draw salt from the objects and protect them from further corrosion. The cannon are fragile, having survived in a protective, oxygen-free environment for many decades. Because the cannon are kept covered, public viewing is not yet possible, but staff plan to announce a regular schedule for viewing as early as the week of February 25.
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department and the Department of State Lands will work together with local, regional and national historians over the coming days on a plan to place the cannon in the hands of qualified experts for study, and eventually transfer ownership to a suitable local museum so the public can enjoy these important parts of Oregon's history. It is possible the cannon are remnants from the USS Shark (a survey ship wrecked in 1846 off the Columbia River Bar), but the cannons' origins have not been determined; a thorough review by qualified historians may take weeks or months.
Winter storms, low tides, and the continual movement of sand from one beach to another have revealed a bounty of Oregon's secrets this season. Visitors to the beach, whether around Arch Cape or elsewhere, who find items they think may be of historical value should: 1) Document the location by marking on a map and taking photos or video; 2) Leave the items where found; and 3) Contact the nearest state park office or a local historical society.
As always, beach visitors should also be mindful of their safety, and keep careful track of tides, beach logs and other debris, unstable cliffs, and unusually powerful waves.
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Bend Weekly
February 21, 2008
ARCH CAPE, Ore. -- Oregon Parks and Recreation Department staff removed a pair of historic cannons from the beach near Arch Cape on February 19. The cannon were discovered by beach visitors over the weekend, and had been revealed by extreme low tides and the natural loss of beach sand due to winter storms.
Park staff, under the supervision of state archaeologist Dennis Griffin, transported each of the 800-1,000 pound cannon by truck to a nearby park office. On February 20, with guidance from historic cannon restoration experts from Texas A&M University, staff submerged the artifacts in tanks of fresh water and covered them with layers of wet burlap. The fresh water bath, refreshed weekly, will draw salt from the objects and protect them from further corrosion. The cannon are fragile, having survived in a protective, oxygen-free environment for many decades. Because the cannon are kept covered, public viewing is not yet possible, but staff plan to announce a regular schedule for viewing as early as the week of February 25.
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department and the Department of State Lands will work together with local, regional and national historians over the coming days on a plan to place the cannon in the hands of qualified experts for study, and eventually transfer ownership to a suitable local museum so the public can enjoy these important parts of Oregon's history. It is possible the cannon are remnants from the USS Shark (a survey ship wrecked in 1846 off the Columbia River Bar), but the cannons' origins have not been determined; a thorough review by qualified historians may take weeks or months.
Winter storms, low tides, and the continual movement of sand from one beach to another have revealed a bounty of Oregon's secrets this season. Visitors to the beach, whether around Arch Cape or elsewhere, who find items they think may be of historical value should: 1) Document the location by marking on a map and taking photos or video; 2) Leave the items where found; and 3) Contact the nearest state park office or a local historical society.
As always, beach visitors should also be mindful of their safety, and keep careful track of tides, beach logs and other debris, unstable cliffs, and unusually powerful waves.
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Sunken treasures
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The Capital Times
By Debra Carr-Elsing
February 19, 2008
The Capital Times
By Debra Carr-Elsing
February 19, 2008
Wisconsin Historical Society Images
A diver videos the capstan on the bow of the SS wisconsin
A diver videos the capstan on the bow of the SS wisconsin
as it lies today near Kenosha.
Take an underwater video tour of the steamer SS Wisconsin as it lies today near Kenosha's shoreline. Learn about its colorful history and how it served in New York Harbor as a convalescent ship for the U.S. Army during World War I before returning to Wisconsin waters, where it sunk in 1929.
Hear about an old wooden schooner that has possible connections to the Underground Railroad. It was discovered off the shores of a Lake Michigan beach, and experts believe it was used to transport fugitive slaves to Canada during the 1800s.
And not to be overlooked is the famous Rouse Simmons shipwreck, which rests 165 feet below the surface of Lake Michigan, 12 miles northeast of Two Rivers. The three-masted schooner -- known as the "Christmas tree ship" -- was built in Milwaukee in 1868. It was used to carry pine trees for holiday decorating from Michigan's Upper Peninsula to the docks of Chicago. All 16 crew members went down with the ship and perished on a blustery November day in 1912 when a storm overpowered them.
Those are among the stories of shipwreck dives and discoveries that will be shared March 7-8 during the 2008 Ghost Ships Festival in Milwaukee.
"Three-quarters of our population in Wisconsin live along the shorelines of Lake Michigan and Lake Superior, but very few people understand the importance of shipping here and how Wisconsin was built as a maritime state," says Keith Meverden, a nautical archaeologist with the Wisconsin Historical Society.
That strong maritime influence is evident in the design of our state flag, he says. In addition to the flag's sailor and anchor, for example, there's also an arm holding a caulking mallet, which is a tool used in ship construction.
"Milwaukee was a huge port, and still is," says Tamara Thomsen, a historic preservation specialist with the Historical Society. She also scuba dives and is a technical diving instructor.
Last year, Thomsen and Meverden went down hundreds of feet into Lake Michigan to document and chart numerous shipwrecks.
Beneath Wisconsin waters lies an entire ghost town of sunken schooners, steamers and tankers, many of which date back to the mid-1800s. In fact, experts estimate that the remains of more than 750 vessels dot the bottom of Wisconsin waters.
"We know the locations of only about 150 of those shipwrecks, so there are still plenty out there that need to be discovered," Meverden says.
And with the availability of side-scan sonar and other advances in technology, it's predicted that more underwater discoveries will be made in years to come.
Most of the shipwrecks are wooden commercial ships from the 19th century, and while they may be perfectly preserved beneath the waters, they would deteriorate very quickly if they were raised to the surface.
"This happened in the late 1960s when the Alvin Clark was brought up from the waters of Green Bay near Chambers Island," Meverden says. "Once it started drying out, the Alvin Clark started shrinking and cracking. It literally turned to dust within 20 years because they were unable to preserve the ship quick enough."
Current federal and state legislation, for the most part, prevents the raising of old shipwrecks. In 1987 the federal government passed a law, the Abandoned Shipwrecks Act, which regulates underwater archaeology sites.
"Chicago was the greatest lumber port of all time, and a lot of ships wrecked along our shorelines getting to and from Chicago in the late 1800s," Thomsen says.
"We certainly have a large distribution of shipwrecks here. There are clusters of shipwrecks around Milwaukee, for example, as well as in Door County, where there's a narrowing of passages near a chain of islands."
Particularly hazardous for vessels, historically, is what's known as "Death's Door" passage near Washington Island.
"Interest in maritime history is growing," Thomsen says. "People want to be connected with their past, and they come from around the world to see and dive the many shipwrecks in Wisconsin waters.
"Even the Wisconsin Department of Tourism has jumped on the shipwreck bandwagon," she says. "An entire page on its Web site is devoted to popular shipwrecks."
To explore some of the wrecks, people don't necessarily need to be able to scuba dive. Some wrecks are in such shallow water that even snorkelers can view them.
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Take an underwater video tour of the steamer SS Wisconsin as it lies today near Kenosha's shoreline. Learn about its colorful history and how it served in New York Harbor as a convalescent ship for the U.S. Army during World War I before returning to Wisconsin waters, where it sunk in 1929.
Hear about an old wooden schooner that has possible connections to the Underground Railroad. It was discovered off the shores of a Lake Michigan beach, and experts believe it was used to transport fugitive slaves to Canada during the 1800s.
And not to be overlooked is the famous Rouse Simmons shipwreck, which rests 165 feet below the surface of Lake Michigan, 12 miles northeast of Two Rivers. The three-masted schooner -- known as the "Christmas tree ship" -- was built in Milwaukee in 1868. It was used to carry pine trees for holiday decorating from Michigan's Upper Peninsula to the docks of Chicago. All 16 crew members went down with the ship and perished on a blustery November day in 1912 when a storm overpowered them.
Those are among the stories of shipwreck dives and discoveries that will be shared March 7-8 during the 2008 Ghost Ships Festival in Milwaukee.
"Three-quarters of our population in Wisconsin live along the shorelines of Lake Michigan and Lake Superior, but very few people understand the importance of shipping here and how Wisconsin was built as a maritime state," says Keith Meverden, a nautical archaeologist with the Wisconsin Historical Society.
That strong maritime influence is evident in the design of our state flag, he says. In addition to the flag's sailor and anchor, for example, there's also an arm holding a caulking mallet, which is a tool used in ship construction.
"Milwaukee was a huge port, and still is," says Tamara Thomsen, a historic preservation specialist with the Historical Society. She also scuba dives and is a technical diving instructor.
Last year, Thomsen and Meverden went down hundreds of feet into Lake Michigan to document and chart numerous shipwrecks.
Beneath Wisconsin waters lies an entire ghost town of sunken schooners, steamers and tankers, many of which date back to the mid-1800s. In fact, experts estimate that the remains of more than 750 vessels dot the bottom of Wisconsin waters.
"We know the locations of only about 150 of those shipwrecks, so there are still plenty out there that need to be discovered," Meverden says.
And with the availability of side-scan sonar and other advances in technology, it's predicted that more underwater discoveries will be made in years to come.
Most of the shipwrecks are wooden commercial ships from the 19th century, and while they may be perfectly preserved beneath the waters, they would deteriorate very quickly if they were raised to the surface.
"This happened in the late 1960s when the Alvin Clark was brought up from the waters of Green Bay near Chambers Island," Meverden says. "Once it started drying out, the Alvin Clark started shrinking and cracking. It literally turned to dust within 20 years because they were unable to preserve the ship quick enough."
Current federal and state legislation, for the most part, prevents the raising of old shipwrecks. In 1987 the federal government passed a law, the Abandoned Shipwrecks Act, which regulates underwater archaeology sites.
"Chicago was the greatest lumber port of all time, and a lot of ships wrecked along our shorelines getting to and from Chicago in the late 1800s," Thomsen says.
"We certainly have a large distribution of shipwrecks here. There are clusters of shipwrecks around Milwaukee, for example, as well as in Door County, where there's a narrowing of passages near a chain of islands."
Particularly hazardous for vessels, historically, is what's known as "Death's Door" passage near Washington Island.
"Interest in maritime history is growing," Thomsen says. "People want to be connected with their past, and they come from around the world to see and dive the many shipwrecks in Wisconsin waters.
"Even the Wisconsin Department of Tourism has jumped on the shipwreck bandwagon," she says. "An entire page on its Web site is devoted to popular shipwrecks."
To explore some of the wrecks, people don't necessarily need to be able to scuba dive. Some wrecks are in such shallow water that even snorkelers can view them.
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Cannons found on Oregon coast could be from 1846 ship
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Statesnab journal
February 19, 2008
CANNON BEACH — A pair of cannons found on the Oregon Coast over the holiday weekend may have come from a ship that ran aground in 1846.
Historians and archaeologists say the cannons may be the remaining cannons of the three that were aboard the survey schooner USS Shark. The first cannon was found in 1898 and is the namesake of Cannon Beach, about four or five miles north of Arch Cape, where the other cannons were found over the Presidents Day holiday.
The first of the two latest cannons was spotted by Mike Petrone of Tualatin, and his daughter, Miranda, while they were walking on the beach last Saturday.
The second was spotted Monday while a state park official was documenting the discovery of the first one.
Petrone said he and his daughter first thought the cannon was an old stump.
“I go, ’Gee, that’s a funny looking stump.’ Miranda said, ’I don’t think it’s wood, Dad. It’s rusting,”’ Petrone said.
So the pair did a bit of digging and soon the rough form of a cannon took shape. Petrone called the Cannon Beach Historical Society. Before long, the mayor showed up to check out Petrone’s discovery.
Petrone, 40, said he’s thrilled he and his daughter found the lost cannon.
“I’m ecstatic,” he said. “I have been on that beach since I was a little tot. I haven’t found anything bigger than a glass ball. To find this was pretty amazing. I was in awe.”
Gary McDaniel, a supervisor with the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department’s Nehalem Bay management unit, said the cannons appear to be two of the three cannons that were mounted on the USS Shark.
McDaniel said the cannons are heavily encrusted, still have their wood mounts and are “in pretty good shape.”
He said the state archaeologist and other state parks officials will handle their removal.
David Pearson, curator at the Columbia River Maritime Museum in Astoria, said the USS Shark was launched from the Washington, D.C., naval yard. He said it will take a couple of days to determine whether the cannons are from the Shark.
If they do turn out to be from the ship, “they would be very significant to the history of Oregon.”
Joanne Hill, a longtime resident of Arch Cape, said the discovery has been the talk of the community.
“It’s thrilling,” she said. “The whole neighborhood and town are abuzz. It really is quite a wonderful discovery.”
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Statesnab journal
February 19, 2008
CANNON BEACH — A pair of cannons found on the Oregon Coast over the holiday weekend may have come from a ship that ran aground in 1846.
Historians and archaeologists say the cannons may be the remaining cannons of the three that were aboard the survey schooner USS Shark. The first cannon was found in 1898 and is the namesake of Cannon Beach, about four or five miles north of Arch Cape, where the other cannons were found over the Presidents Day holiday.
The first of the two latest cannons was spotted by Mike Petrone of Tualatin, and his daughter, Miranda, while they were walking on the beach last Saturday.
The second was spotted Monday while a state park official was documenting the discovery of the first one.
Petrone said he and his daughter first thought the cannon was an old stump.
“I go, ’Gee, that’s a funny looking stump.’ Miranda said, ’I don’t think it’s wood, Dad. It’s rusting,”’ Petrone said.
So the pair did a bit of digging and soon the rough form of a cannon took shape. Petrone called the Cannon Beach Historical Society. Before long, the mayor showed up to check out Petrone’s discovery.
Petrone, 40, said he’s thrilled he and his daughter found the lost cannon.
“I’m ecstatic,” he said. “I have been on that beach since I was a little tot. I haven’t found anything bigger than a glass ball. To find this was pretty amazing. I was in awe.”
Gary McDaniel, a supervisor with the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department’s Nehalem Bay management unit, said the cannons appear to be two of the three cannons that were mounted on the USS Shark.
McDaniel said the cannons are heavily encrusted, still have their wood mounts and are “in pretty good shape.”
He said the state archaeologist and other state parks officials will handle their removal.
David Pearson, curator at the Columbia River Maritime Museum in Astoria, said the USS Shark was launched from the Washington, D.C., naval yard. He said it will take a couple of days to determine whether the cannons are from the Shark.
If they do turn out to be from the ship, “they would be very significant to the history of Oregon.”
Joanne Hill, a longtime resident of Arch Cape, said the discovery has been the talk of the community.
“It’s thrilling,” she said. “The whole neighborhood and town are abuzz. It really is quite a wonderful discovery.”
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Monday, February 18, 2008
El CAS identifica con «una certeza casi total» al 'Fougueux' y al 'Bucentaure'
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Lavozdigital.es
Lavozdigital.es
By Daniel Pérez
February 17, 2008
Más de ocho años después de que el CAS se embarcara en el ambicioso Proyecto Trafalgar -dirigido a localizar e identificar los barcos hundidos en la histórica batalla que se libró frente a las costas de Cádiz-, los responsables del Centro han dado por finalizada «circunstancialmente» la investigación, al menos hasta que «aparezcan nuevos datos que aporten algo importante a las conclusiones actuales de nuestros estudios», según apunta Carmen García Rivera, directora de la institución.
Uno de los propósitos fundamentales del programa -sobre todo por su alta carga simbólica-, consistía en ubicar definitivamente los míticos navíos de bandera francesa Fougueux y Bucentaure, considerados insignias de la flota hispano gala.
García Rivera explica que ese objetivo prioritario de la iniciativa se «ha cumplido sobradamente», puesto que, de entrada, «pretendíamos confirmar o refutar el origen francés de los buques y determinar su cronología, pero estamos en condiciones de asegurar, casi con total certeza, que tanto el Fougueux como el Bucentaure están exactamente donde pensábamos que estaban».
Rivera se muestra convencida de que «las contundentes evidencias de los restos hallados, junto con la riqueza de las fuentes documentales, no dejan demasiado lugar a la duda, pero en esta profesión da siempre un poco de miedo expresarse con tanta rotundidad porque nunca se sabe a ciencia cierta si la aparición de elementos novedosos puede acabar variando tus hipótesis».
Durante 2006 los esfuerzos se volcaron en el Pecio de Las Morenas (San Fernando), que se identifican con el Fougueux. La zona se escaneó con la tecnología geofísica de última generación para determinar la presencia de registros arqueológicos, a la vez que se realizaron largas prospecciones sobre el terreno.
Expertos internacionales
Pero para eliminar cualquier duda, el CAS se puso en contacto con varios equipos de expertos en arquitectura naval francesa. Durante el mes de julio del pasado año se desplazaron hasta La Isla los especialistas franceses Eric Rieth (arquitecto) y Martine Acerra (documentalista de la Universidad de Nantes), que estuvieron acompañados por Manu Izaguirre, del departamento de Patrimonio de la Diputación Foral de Bizkaia.
El estudio detallado de la arquitectura, de la artillería y del resto de sus elementos muebles les llevó a afirmar que con toda probabilidad el pecio de Las Morenas es el navío de 74 cañones Fougueux, construido en Lorient en el año 1785.
Después comenzaron los sondeos en el yacimiento del Pecio de Chapitel, donde se da por supuesto que se encuentra el mítico Bucentaure que capitaneaba el almirante Villeneuve y desde el que se daban las órdenes a toda la flota combinada.
Durante mucho tiempo se pensó que este navío de 80 cañones se encontraba hundido frente al gaditano Castillo de San Sebastián. Sin embargo, después de analizar en profundidad las fuentes escritas de la época y recopilando la documentación arqueológica previa, se localizó en un punto a medio camino entre Cádiz y Rota.
Una de las pistas más decisivas que se tienen se reflotó recientemente del fondo del mar y, después de ser tratada para evitar su degradación, fue expuesta al público en Los naufragios de Trafalgar. Se trata de uno de sus cañones de hierro de 12 libras, que lleva grabados el año de construcción y las iniciales del maestro de forja.
Protección, conservación y puesta en uso
El siguiente paso, según indica el protocolo convenido, consiste en que la Consejería de Cultura de la Junta comunique a Francia que se han localizado buques de estado en aguas nacionales y, «a partir de ahí, plantearse nuevas actuaciones». El país vecino y España determinarán las fórmulas para acotar, proteger y conservar los pecios con visitas periódicas a los restos para garantizar que no se están sometiendo a expolio. «Quizá, en el futuro, haya que plantearse incluso la excavación y puesta en valor de los yacimientos».
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February 17, 2008
Más de ocho años después de que el CAS se embarcara en el ambicioso Proyecto Trafalgar -dirigido a localizar e identificar los barcos hundidos en la histórica batalla que se libró frente a las costas de Cádiz-, los responsables del Centro han dado por finalizada «circunstancialmente» la investigación, al menos hasta que «aparezcan nuevos datos que aporten algo importante a las conclusiones actuales de nuestros estudios», según apunta Carmen García Rivera, directora de la institución.
Uno de los propósitos fundamentales del programa -sobre todo por su alta carga simbólica-, consistía en ubicar definitivamente los míticos navíos de bandera francesa Fougueux y Bucentaure, considerados insignias de la flota hispano gala.
García Rivera explica que ese objetivo prioritario de la iniciativa se «ha cumplido sobradamente», puesto que, de entrada, «pretendíamos confirmar o refutar el origen francés de los buques y determinar su cronología, pero estamos en condiciones de asegurar, casi con total certeza, que tanto el Fougueux como el Bucentaure están exactamente donde pensábamos que estaban».
Rivera se muestra convencida de que «las contundentes evidencias de los restos hallados, junto con la riqueza de las fuentes documentales, no dejan demasiado lugar a la duda, pero en esta profesión da siempre un poco de miedo expresarse con tanta rotundidad porque nunca se sabe a ciencia cierta si la aparición de elementos novedosos puede acabar variando tus hipótesis».
Durante 2006 los esfuerzos se volcaron en el Pecio de Las Morenas (San Fernando), que se identifican con el Fougueux. La zona se escaneó con la tecnología geofísica de última generación para determinar la presencia de registros arqueológicos, a la vez que se realizaron largas prospecciones sobre el terreno.
Expertos internacionales
Pero para eliminar cualquier duda, el CAS se puso en contacto con varios equipos de expertos en arquitectura naval francesa. Durante el mes de julio del pasado año se desplazaron hasta La Isla los especialistas franceses Eric Rieth (arquitecto) y Martine Acerra (documentalista de la Universidad de Nantes), que estuvieron acompañados por Manu Izaguirre, del departamento de Patrimonio de la Diputación Foral de Bizkaia.
El estudio detallado de la arquitectura, de la artillería y del resto de sus elementos muebles les llevó a afirmar que con toda probabilidad el pecio de Las Morenas es el navío de 74 cañones Fougueux, construido en Lorient en el año 1785.
Después comenzaron los sondeos en el yacimiento del Pecio de Chapitel, donde se da por supuesto que se encuentra el mítico Bucentaure que capitaneaba el almirante Villeneuve y desde el que se daban las órdenes a toda la flota combinada.
Durante mucho tiempo se pensó que este navío de 80 cañones se encontraba hundido frente al gaditano Castillo de San Sebastián. Sin embargo, después de analizar en profundidad las fuentes escritas de la época y recopilando la documentación arqueológica previa, se localizó en un punto a medio camino entre Cádiz y Rota.
Una de las pistas más decisivas que se tienen se reflotó recientemente del fondo del mar y, después de ser tratada para evitar su degradación, fue expuesta al público en Los naufragios de Trafalgar. Se trata de uno de sus cañones de hierro de 12 libras, que lleva grabados el año de construcción y las iniciales del maestro de forja.
Protección, conservación y puesta en uso
El siguiente paso, según indica el protocolo convenido, consiste en que la Consejería de Cultura de la Junta comunique a Francia que se han localizado buques de estado en aguas nacionales y, «a partir de ahí, plantearse nuevas actuaciones». El país vecino y España determinarán las fórmulas para acotar, proteger y conservar los pecios con visitas periódicas a los restos para garantizar que no se están sometiendo a expolio. «Quizá, en el futuro, haya que plantearse incluso la excavación y puesta en valor de los yacimientos».
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New Survey To Reveal 'Britain's Atlantis'
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ScienceDaily
February 18, 2008
The lost city of Dunwich, Britain's own underwater 'Atlantis', which has captured the imagination of people for centuries, could be revealed for the first time with high-tech underwater sonar.
Professor David Sear, of the University of Southampton, and marine archaeologist Stuart Bacon, will explore the ancient sunken city, off the Suffolk coast, in the early summer.
Dunwich, fourteen miles south of Lowestoft, was once a thriving port, and in the 14th century similar in size to London. However, storms, erosion and floods over the past six centuries have almost wiped out this once prosperous city, and the Dunwich of today is a quiet coastal village.
The project will use the latest underwater acoustic imaging technology to assess the existence of any remains from the city that lies between 10ft (3m) and 50ft (15m) down.
Professor Sear comments: 'We will be applying new technology to the investigation of what has become known as "Britain's Atlantis", and making this information publicly available. Technical advances, such as side-scan multibeam sonar have massively improved our ability to create accurate acoustic images of the seafloor, and this survey should greatly enhance our knowledge of the site.'
Diving evidence suggests the site contains debris from at least two churches and a priory, but underwater visibility at the location is very poor, and no one has any idea what remains (if any) exist from the medieval settlement that was lost in the 13th and 14th centuries.
Stuart Bacon, Director of the Suffolk Underwater Studies, first located the lost city in the 1970s and has dived there many times. He and Professor Sear hope to begin exploring the seabed in June.
The city-scale survey of the sea floor will provide information on the location and state of any structures of archaeological interest in relation to historical records. The findings will be presented as a new public display for the Dunwich Museum, documenting the technology used and what the project has revealed of the lost city.
The expedition is being funded by a £20,000 donation from the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation. The GeoData Institute, a University of Southampton-based research and consultancy group, is managing the project and dealing with collation and digital capture of the data and interpretation, while EMU Ocean Survey are conducting the actual survey.
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ScienceDaily
February 18, 2008
The lost city of Dunwich, Britain's own underwater 'Atlantis', which has captured the imagination of people for centuries, could be revealed for the first time with high-tech underwater sonar.
Professor David Sear, of the University of Southampton, and marine archaeologist Stuart Bacon, will explore the ancient sunken city, off the Suffolk coast, in the early summer.
Dunwich, fourteen miles south of Lowestoft, was once a thriving port, and in the 14th century similar in size to London. However, storms, erosion and floods over the past six centuries have almost wiped out this once prosperous city, and the Dunwich of today is a quiet coastal village.
The project will use the latest underwater acoustic imaging technology to assess the existence of any remains from the city that lies between 10ft (3m) and 50ft (15m) down.
Professor Sear comments: 'We will be applying new technology to the investigation of what has become known as "Britain's Atlantis", and making this information publicly available. Technical advances, such as side-scan multibeam sonar have massively improved our ability to create accurate acoustic images of the seafloor, and this survey should greatly enhance our knowledge of the site.'
Diving evidence suggests the site contains debris from at least two churches and a priory, but underwater visibility at the location is very poor, and no one has any idea what remains (if any) exist from the medieval settlement that was lost in the 13th and 14th centuries.
Stuart Bacon, Director of the Suffolk Underwater Studies, first located the lost city in the 1970s and has dived there many times. He and Professor Sear hope to begin exploring the seabed in June.
The city-scale survey of the sea floor will provide information on the location and state of any structures of archaeological interest in relation to historical records. The findings will be presented as a new public display for the Dunwich Museum, documenting the technology used and what the project has revealed of the lost city.
The expedition is being funded by a £20,000 donation from the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation. The GeoData Institute, a University of Southampton-based research and consultancy group, is managing the project and dealing with collation and digital capture of the data and interpretation, while EMU Ocean Survey are conducting the actual survey.
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Euro-cash for Wirral U-Boat project
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Liverpool Daily Post
By Liam Murphy
February 18, 2008
A SCHEME to rejuvenate Woodside ferry terminal by siting a former German U-Boat there has received a cash boost from the EU.
The plans by Merseytravel would aim to see the Wirral ferry terminal become a major tourist attraction in the £2.5m scheme.
Now the plans have been boosted by a £550,000 grant, and it is expected the U-Boat will be opened to the public this summer.
Work has already started on cutting up the U-534 which will become the centrepiece of the attraction.
Neil Scales, chief executive and director general of Merseytravel, which owns and operates the Mersey Ferries, welcomed the extra cash for the scheme.
He said: “This is a great boost to an exciting project which has a twofold objective.
“It will complement the wider regeneration of the Woodside development and help maintain Mersey Ferries as the premier paid for attraction in the region.”
U-534 was one of the last U-boats to be sunk by the Allies in 1945, around two days before the end of the war in Europe.
It was never involved in active combat but carried out meteorological operations, and was raised in 1993, eventually coming to Birkenhead, where it was part of the historic warship collection.
Engineers using a diamond wire cutter are cutting the sub into four sections, each of which will be moved by floating crane from its present location at Mortar Mill Quay to Woodside.
Each section will take a day to move and the operation will take about a month. The first to be removed will be a 23-metre length of the bow and work will start next month.
The cutting has been designed with such precision that the submarine could be re-assembled into one piece if required.
Preliminary work has also started on the exhibition area at Woodside, which will include artefacts from the sub and other memorabilia portraying the history of undersea warfare.
Richard Nutter, director of the European Objective One programme, said: “Objective One has long been one of the biggest supporters of the Mersey Ferries.”
SEE a video about the project to slice up the U-Boat on the Daily Post website, www. dailypost.co.uk
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Liverpool Daily Post
By Liam Murphy
February 18, 2008
A SCHEME to rejuvenate Woodside ferry terminal by siting a former German U-Boat there has received a cash boost from the EU.
The plans by Merseytravel would aim to see the Wirral ferry terminal become a major tourist attraction in the £2.5m scheme.
Now the plans have been boosted by a £550,000 grant, and it is expected the U-Boat will be opened to the public this summer.
Work has already started on cutting up the U-534 which will become the centrepiece of the attraction.
Neil Scales, chief executive and director general of Merseytravel, which owns and operates the Mersey Ferries, welcomed the extra cash for the scheme.
He said: “This is a great boost to an exciting project which has a twofold objective.
“It will complement the wider regeneration of the Woodside development and help maintain Mersey Ferries as the premier paid for attraction in the region.”
U-534 was one of the last U-boats to be sunk by the Allies in 1945, around two days before the end of the war in Europe.
It was never involved in active combat but carried out meteorological operations, and was raised in 1993, eventually coming to Birkenhead, where it was part of the historic warship collection.
Engineers using a diamond wire cutter are cutting the sub into four sections, each of which will be moved by floating crane from its present location at Mortar Mill Quay to Woodside.
Each section will take a day to move and the operation will take about a month. The first to be removed will be a 23-metre length of the bow and work will start next month.
The cutting has been designed with such precision that the submarine could be re-assembled into one piece if required.
Preliminary work has also started on the exhibition area at Woodside, which will include artefacts from the sub and other memorabilia portraying the history of undersea warfare.
Richard Nutter, director of the European Objective One programme, said: “Objective One has long been one of the biggest supporters of the Mersey Ferries.”
SEE a video about the project to slice up the U-Boat on the Daily Post website, www. dailypost.co.uk
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Ancient Town 'Sevtopolis', Submerged on a Lake Bottom to be Reconstructed
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News.bg
By Kristalina Ilieva
February 18, 2008
Association ‘Preserve the Bulgarian' starts action for the realizing of ‘Sevtopolis' project.
At first the organizators will collect subscription list throughout the whole country, the projects author and major architect Jeko Tilev announced.
Sevtopolis or the City of Tracian King Sevt III is capital of the Odyisian state in the end of IV - beginning of III century before Christ.
It was found and observed in 1948 - 1954 by the construction works of Koprinka dam like and afterwards, however, submerged in the lake waters.
This is the first and best preserved Thracian city in Bulgaria, located 7 km western from the Thracian capital of Bulgaria - Kazanlak and 2 kilometers from the ‘Goliyama Kosmatka' tomb, where the biggest Thracian treasures were found.
The reconstruction of the ancient city, located on the lake bottom was hindered to the moment by undecided judicial matters.
Few foreign companies have already shown interest towards subsidizing the initiative.
According to architect Jeko Tilev the financing of the project won't injure the state subsidizing of other archaeological objects, due to the fact it would depend mainly on public- private partnership and support by EU funds.
The reconstruction of Sevtopolis won't use state budget recourses.
There won't be any ecological harm over the local fauna. It is previewed the reservoir to be drawn out during the city walls' reconstruction but this won't be dangerous for the local environment.
The projects author pointed out the social - economical and scientific significance which the Sevtopolis reconstruction will have. It will attract many tourists and will develop the infrastructure in the region.
The project has the support of many world organizations from Netherlands, USA, Canada, Spain and also lots of state institutions, though haven't still received official answer.
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News.bg
By Kristalina Ilieva
February 18, 2008
Association ‘Preserve the Bulgarian' starts action for the realizing of ‘Sevtopolis' project.
At first the organizators will collect subscription list throughout the whole country, the projects author and major architect Jeko Tilev announced.
Sevtopolis or the City of Tracian King Sevt III is capital of the Odyisian state in the end of IV - beginning of III century before Christ.
It was found and observed in 1948 - 1954 by the construction works of Koprinka dam like and afterwards, however, submerged in the lake waters.
This is the first and best preserved Thracian city in Bulgaria, located 7 km western from the Thracian capital of Bulgaria - Kazanlak and 2 kilometers from the ‘Goliyama Kosmatka' tomb, where the biggest Thracian treasures were found.
The reconstruction of the ancient city, located on the lake bottom was hindered to the moment by undecided judicial matters.
Few foreign companies have already shown interest towards subsidizing the initiative.
According to architect Jeko Tilev the financing of the project won't injure the state subsidizing of other archaeological objects, due to the fact it would depend mainly on public- private partnership and support by EU funds.
The reconstruction of Sevtopolis won't use state budget recourses.
There won't be any ecological harm over the local fauna. It is previewed the reservoir to be drawn out during the city walls' reconstruction but this won't be dangerous for the local environment.
The projects author pointed out the social - economical and scientific significance which the Sevtopolis reconstruction will have. It will attract many tourists and will develop the infrastructure in the region.
The project has the support of many world organizations from Netherlands, USA, Canada, Spain and also lots of state institutions, though haven't still received official answer.
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Skull and remains found in river
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EADT24
February 18, 2008
A SKULL and other human remains have been found by a worker from the Environment Agency while dredging the River Lark.
The police were called in but it soon became clear that the remains dated back hundreds of years.
The remains are probably medieval in origin, dating from between AD1066 and 1540, although they could be from an even earlier period, Roman or Saxon.
Ryan Ely, team leader in charge of the dredging operation, said: “Although we had not really expected to find any remains we had taken advice from Suffolk County Council's archaeological service before we started dredging, just in case there was a possibility of turning up something of interest.
“Dragline operator, Simon Wenn, was on the alert and, after his grim discovery, turned to the archaeological service once the police had given us the all-clear. We believe this find to be an excellent example of co-operation and we were more than pleased to oblige when the council's archaeologists, Will Fletcher and Colin Pendleton, asked to undertake more work at the site.”
More bones, including those from a juvenile and a 14th century metal buckle were also recovered during the work.
The circumstances of the adult's death remain unclear - though there was a battle at Fornham in 1173. There have been other finds from Suffolk rivers in the past but this is the first find from the area for several years.
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EADT24
February 18, 2008
A SKULL and other human remains have been found by a worker from the Environment Agency while dredging the River Lark.
The police were called in but it soon became clear that the remains dated back hundreds of years.
The remains are probably medieval in origin, dating from between AD1066 and 1540, although they could be from an even earlier period, Roman or Saxon.
Ryan Ely, team leader in charge of the dredging operation, said: “Although we had not really expected to find any remains we had taken advice from Suffolk County Council's archaeological service before we started dredging, just in case there was a possibility of turning up something of interest.
“Dragline operator, Simon Wenn, was on the alert and, after his grim discovery, turned to the archaeological service once the police had given us the all-clear. We believe this find to be an excellent example of co-operation and we were more than pleased to oblige when the council's archaeologists, Will Fletcher and Colin Pendleton, asked to undertake more work at the site.”
More bones, including those from a juvenile and a 14th century metal buckle were also recovered during the work.
The circumstances of the adult's death remain unclear - though there was a battle at Fornham in 1173. There have been other finds from Suffolk rivers in the past but this is the first find from the area for several years.
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Sunday, February 17, 2008
Last hours of midget sub
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The Sydney Morning Herald
By Lisa Carty
February 17, 2008
THE mystery of how the Japanese midget sub that attacked Sydney Harbour in 1942 met its end off Sydney's northern beaches has been solved.
State Government maritime archaeologist Tim Smith led a team which has found M24 came to grief as it was on its way to rendezvous with a mother sub near Broken Bay.
Five massive mother subs - each 110 metres long and carrying 100 crew - had been waiting south of the harbour for M24 and two other midget subs to return from their assault on the night of May 31-June 1.
The other midget subs were blown up in the harbour - one by its own crew after being detected, the other by the Royal Australian Navy. M24, which attacked a ferry being used by the navy, killing 21 and injuring 10, slipped out of the harbour and remained undetected until it was discovered by recreational divers in November 2006.
Mr Smith said a map recovered from one of the bombed subs combined with Australian wartime intelligence records showed the attackers had planned a second rendezvous spot off Broken Bay.
"The historical records show the Japanese had more flexibility in their recovery plans than had been postulated by researchers in the past," he said.
The two men aboard the M24 - Katsuhisa Ban, 23, and Mamoru Ashibe, 24 - had probably decided on the northern rendezvous because they did not want to draw attention to the fleet of mother subs to the south.
While one mother sub did head north, it seems Ban and Ashibe were forced to stay submerged off Bungan Head, new Newport, and died of a lack of oxygen, or fumes.
"I am sure they tried to get to the northern recovery point because the wreck lies on the agreed route but ... they either ran out of battery power or were overcome by bad air, or decided to commit suicide and end the mission," he said.
Naval historian Steve Carruthers said Mr Smith's work showed M24 did not head north by mistake.
"It wasn't on the wrong course, it was supposed to be there," Mr Carruthers said. "Tim's put forward the theory in his preliminary final report, which I have read and totally agree with."
The Japanese submariners' remains and some unexploded weapons remain in the sub, which is protected by a 500-metre exclusion zone, underwater cameras and sound detectors. Planning Minister Frank Sartor has placed a permanent heritage listing on the site, with fines of up to $1.1 million for those breaching the exclusion zone.
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The Sydney Morning Herald
By Lisa Carty
February 17, 2008
THE mystery of how the Japanese midget sub that attacked Sydney Harbour in 1942 met its end off Sydney's northern beaches has been solved.
State Government maritime archaeologist Tim Smith led a team which has found M24 came to grief as it was on its way to rendezvous with a mother sub near Broken Bay.
Five massive mother subs - each 110 metres long and carrying 100 crew - had been waiting south of the harbour for M24 and two other midget subs to return from their assault on the night of May 31-June 1.
The other midget subs were blown up in the harbour - one by its own crew after being detected, the other by the Royal Australian Navy. M24, which attacked a ferry being used by the navy, killing 21 and injuring 10, slipped out of the harbour and remained undetected until it was discovered by recreational divers in November 2006.
Mr Smith said a map recovered from one of the bombed subs combined with Australian wartime intelligence records showed the attackers had planned a second rendezvous spot off Broken Bay.
"The historical records show the Japanese had more flexibility in their recovery plans than had been postulated by researchers in the past," he said.
The two men aboard the M24 - Katsuhisa Ban, 23, and Mamoru Ashibe, 24 - had probably decided on the northern rendezvous because they did not want to draw attention to the fleet of mother subs to the south.
While one mother sub did head north, it seems Ban and Ashibe were forced to stay submerged off Bungan Head, new Newport, and died of a lack of oxygen, or fumes.
"I am sure they tried to get to the northern recovery point because the wreck lies on the agreed route but ... they either ran out of battery power or were overcome by bad air, or decided to commit suicide and end the mission," he said.
Naval historian Steve Carruthers said Mr Smith's work showed M24 did not head north by mistake.
"It wasn't on the wrong course, it was supposed to be there," Mr Carruthers said. "Tim's put forward the theory in his preliminary final report, which I have read and totally agree with."
The Japanese submariners' remains and some unexploded weapons remain in the sub, which is protected by a 500-metre exclusion zone, underwater cameras and sound detectors. Planning Minister Frank Sartor has placed a permanent heritage listing on the site, with fines of up to $1.1 million for those breaching the exclusion zone.
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Lake Champlain speaker series to return
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The Press Republican
By Jeff Meyers
February 17, 2008
GRAND ISLE, Vt. -- The Lake Champlain Basin Program will again host its popular speaker series on lake-related issues.
The series starts Thursday, Feb. 21, with a look at a recently identified sunken ship.
Adam Kane, a nautical archaeologist from the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, will present new information on the Shoreham Sloop, an 1820s canal sloop that sank in the murky waters of southern Lake Champlain near the Addison County shoreline.
"I believe it was a known shipwreck, but it was documented through the Maritime Museum Underwater Survey," said Colleen Hickey, education and outreach coordinator for the Basin Program.
"Adam has dived on the site several times and will share his findings."
The Underwater Survey, conducted in the late 1990s, was initiated following the discovery of zebra mussels in Lake Champlain to record the presence of shipwrecks throughout the lake before they were covered by mussels.
The Maritime Museum's investigations of the sloop between 2004 and 2007 yielded many new details about Lake Champlain's commercial heyday. Kane's presentation will include images from the dives.
Other talks during the four-week Love the Lake series include discussions on the fossil reefs on Isle la Motte and nesting turtles on Lake Champlain.
A highlight for the series will be a talk by Johnson State College professor Dr. Fred Wiseman on the Abenaki perspective of the 2009 Lake Champlain quadricentennial celebration.
Wiseman will summarize collaboration efforts between Vermont native communities and the Vermont Quadricentennial Commission.
"Fred is very knowledgeable about the history of native peoples and particularly the Abenaki," Hickey said.
Wiseman's presentation will be Thursday, March 6.
The series, entering its fourth year, is held in memory of former Basin Program member and Vermont state legislator Jane Potvin, a lifetime resident of Grand Isle, who died in 2004.
"She always liked to bring local islanders (from Grand Isle and surrounding Lake Champlain islands) together to talk about Lake Champlain," Hickey said.
"This gives us a chance to continue the discussion about the lake in her honor."
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The Press Republican
By Jeff Meyers
February 17, 2008
GRAND ISLE, Vt. -- The Lake Champlain Basin Program will again host its popular speaker series on lake-related issues.
The series starts Thursday, Feb. 21, with a look at a recently identified sunken ship.
Adam Kane, a nautical archaeologist from the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, will present new information on the Shoreham Sloop, an 1820s canal sloop that sank in the murky waters of southern Lake Champlain near the Addison County shoreline.
"I believe it was a known shipwreck, but it was documented through the Maritime Museum Underwater Survey," said Colleen Hickey, education and outreach coordinator for the Basin Program.
"Adam has dived on the site several times and will share his findings."
The Underwater Survey, conducted in the late 1990s, was initiated following the discovery of zebra mussels in Lake Champlain to record the presence of shipwrecks throughout the lake before they were covered by mussels.
The Maritime Museum's investigations of the sloop between 2004 and 2007 yielded many new details about Lake Champlain's commercial heyday. Kane's presentation will include images from the dives.
Other talks during the four-week Love the Lake series include discussions on the fossil reefs on Isle la Motte and nesting turtles on Lake Champlain.
A highlight for the series will be a talk by Johnson State College professor Dr. Fred Wiseman on the Abenaki perspective of the 2009 Lake Champlain quadricentennial celebration.
Wiseman will summarize collaboration efforts between Vermont native communities and the Vermont Quadricentennial Commission.
"Fred is very knowledgeable about the history of native peoples and particularly the Abenaki," Hickey said.
Wiseman's presentation will be Thursday, March 6.
The series, entering its fourth year, is held in memory of former Basin Program member and Vermont state legislator Jane Potvin, a lifetime resident of Grand Isle, who died in 2004.
"She always liked to bring local islanders (from Grand Isle and surrounding Lake Champlain islands) together to talk about Lake Champlain," Hickey said.
"This gives us a chance to continue the discussion about the lake in her honor."
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Friday, February 15, 2008
Truck tours to shipwreck site take off
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Kcby.com
By Britt Carlson
February 15, 2008
NORTH BEND - If you've tried to access the shipwreck site on the north spit it's further than you think.
Fortunately, Spinreel Dunebuggy Rentals is using their resources to take people to the south coast's latest attraction.
Spinreel Dunebuggy Rentals started running these sand trucks from the parking lot across from the BLM boat ramp to the shipwreck site Friday.
Owner Richard Burkholder says it opens up the experience for everyone, not just ATV riders and four-wheel truck drivers.
"We started hearing how people wanted to get out there and they couldn't and were complaining about the walk and we thought well here's an opportunity. It's the slow season, we run the trucks for the dune tours up near Lakeside, thought we'd get a hold of BLM, give them an offer to take people out to take a look."
The tour will last about an hour, driving the beach route at low tide and the BLM sand road at high tide.
Burkholder says the truck seats ten and they're expecting to fill up as more people venture out to the north spit.
"This actually has rejuvenated a lot of the area, it's brought back a lot of interest, we're getting a lot of people in here earlier in the year and we're starting to see business up and down the coast because of it. It's not just here, it's in town and to the north."
Tours cost $25 for adults, $10 for kids ages 4 to 10, and they'll be running weekdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and weekends from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Call 759-3313 for more information.
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Kcby.com
By Britt Carlson
February 15, 2008
NORTH BEND - If you've tried to access the shipwreck site on the north spit it's further than you think.
Fortunately, Spinreel Dunebuggy Rentals is using their resources to take people to the south coast's latest attraction.
Spinreel Dunebuggy Rentals started running these sand trucks from the parking lot across from the BLM boat ramp to the shipwreck site Friday.
Owner Richard Burkholder says it opens up the experience for everyone, not just ATV riders and four-wheel truck drivers.
"We started hearing how people wanted to get out there and they couldn't and were complaining about the walk and we thought well here's an opportunity. It's the slow season, we run the trucks for the dune tours up near Lakeside, thought we'd get a hold of BLM, give them an offer to take people out to take a look."
The tour will last about an hour, driving the beach route at low tide and the BLM sand road at high tide.
Burkholder says the truck seats ten and they're expecting to fill up as more people venture out to the north spit.
"This actually has rejuvenated a lot of the area, it's brought back a lot of interest, we're getting a lot of people in here earlier in the year and we're starting to see business up and down the coast because of it. It's not just here, it's in town and to the north."
Tours cost $25 for adults, $10 for kids ages 4 to 10, and they'll be running weekdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and weekends from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Call 759-3313 for more information.
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And up she rises
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North-West Evening Mail
February 15, 2008
A FIRST World War Barrow submarine commanded by the cousin of Dracula author Bram Stoker, may rise from the dead after 90 years.
The AE2 sub was scuttled off Turkey in April, 1915, after being holed by enemy gunfire while on the surface.
Its voyage proved allied submarines could make it through the narrow, mine-infested Dardanelles straits linking the Bosphorus and the Sea of Marmora.
Her successful voyage to Gallipoli on the Turkish coast helped pave the way for other subs and ships which went on to sink more than 220 Turkish vessels during the disastrous allied troop landings at Gallipoli.
HMAS AE2’s mixed Australian and British crew was commanded by Irishman Henry Stoker.
The AE2 which had a crew of 34, was launched on June 18, 1913. Since being scuttled on April 27, 1915, she lay unseen until found in 73m of water in 1998 largely intact.
BAE shipyard history and heritage representative, Tony Salter-Ellis said: “HMAS AE2 was the second of two E Class submarines built at Barrow for the Royal Australian Navy.
“Yard No 419, AE1, became the first casualty of the First World War when she was lost without trace off German New Guinea on September 14, 1914. A private diving company claimed to have found the AE1 last year but this has yet to be confirmed.”
Mr Salter-Ellis said that in the Dardanelles AE2 faced mines, submarine nets and groundings underwater and searchlights, shelling and ramming by gunboats and shelling from cliff forts whenever they had to surface to recharge batteries.
Mr Salter-Ellis added: “BAE Systems is pleased to hear of the intention of the Submarine Institute of Australia to raise and preserve AE2, so that the key role played by the Vickers Barrow-built submarine and her crew in the Gallipoli Campaign can be honoured.”
The boat is 181ft long, 22ft 6in wide, with a range of 3,225 nautical miles, and a displacement of 800 tons.
Now the Submarine Institute of Australia, where AE2’s exploits are nationally known, and the Turkish Institute of Nautical Archaeology are discussing proposals to raise her.
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North-West Evening Mail
February 15, 2008
A FIRST World War Barrow submarine commanded by the cousin of Dracula author Bram Stoker, may rise from the dead after 90 years.
The AE2 sub was scuttled off Turkey in April, 1915, after being holed by enemy gunfire while on the surface.
Its voyage proved allied submarines could make it through the narrow, mine-infested Dardanelles straits linking the Bosphorus and the Sea of Marmora.
Her successful voyage to Gallipoli on the Turkish coast helped pave the way for other subs and ships which went on to sink more than 220 Turkish vessels during the disastrous allied troop landings at Gallipoli.
HMAS AE2’s mixed Australian and British crew was commanded by Irishman Henry Stoker.
The AE2 which had a crew of 34, was launched on June 18, 1913. Since being scuttled on April 27, 1915, she lay unseen until found in 73m of water in 1998 largely intact.
BAE shipyard history and heritage representative, Tony Salter-Ellis said: “HMAS AE2 was the second of two E Class submarines built at Barrow for the Royal Australian Navy.
“Yard No 419, AE1, became the first casualty of the First World War when she was lost without trace off German New Guinea on September 14, 1914. A private diving company claimed to have found the AE1 last year but this has yet to be confirmed.”
Mr Salter-Ellis said that in the Dardanelles AE2 faced mines, submarine nets and groundings underwater and searchlights, shelling and ramming by gunboats and shelling from cliff forts whenever they had to surface to recharge batteries.
Mr Salter-Ellis added: “BAE Systems is pleased to hear of the intention of the Submarine Institute of Australia to raise and preserve AE2, so that the key role played by the Vickers Barrow-built submarine and her crew in the Gallipoli Campaign can be honoured.”
The boat is 181ft long, 22ft 6in wide, with a range of 3,225 nautical miles, and a displacement of 800 tons.
Now the Submarine Institute of Australia, where AE2’s exploits are nationally known, and the Turkish Institute of Nautical Archaeology are discussing proposals to raise her.
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Wednesday, February 13, 2008
El CAS pretende realizar en junio el primer mapa en 3D del fondo de La Caleta
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Lavozdigital.es
By Daniel Pérez
February 13, 2008
Lavozdigital.es
By Daniel Pérez
February 13, 2008
La aplicación de tecnologías experimentales convertirá la playa en un campo de pruebas internacional para técnicas que «marcarán el futuro de la arqueología subacuática» Dos proyectos complementarios ayudarán a localizar pecios y yacimientos
La playa de La Caleta, gracias a los tres mil años de historia sumergida que sepultan sus aguas, está considerada por los principales expertos en arqueología subacuática de todo el mundo como un campo de pruebas inmejorable. Su situación estratégica y el gran número de yacimientos que guarda, además de su relativa accesibilidad, la convierten en una zona perfecta para experimentar con nuevas tecnologías destinadas a explorar los fondos marinos, localizar restos y pecios, e incluso representarlos en imágenes tridimensionales.
Durante los meses de mayo y junio, dos proyectos pioneros tratarán de desentrañar algunos de los misterios que todavía encierran las aguas gaditanas y que, según la directora del CAS, Carmen García Rivera, «marcarán el futuro de la arqueología subacuática, siempre y cuando logren el grado de perfección necesario».
El primer procedimiento consistirá en la aplicación de técnicas geofísicas de rastreo, utilizadas anteriormente con éxito en tareas industriales -como la búsqueda de petróleo-, sobre el lecho marino de la playa gaditana. El segundo de los dispositivos ha sido ideado por un prestigioso equipo de arqueólogos italianos, que ha decidido verificar en La Caleta la funcionalidad de un invento que «de cumplir con las expectativas generadas, revolucionará todos los procesos actuales de búsqueda y representación de hallazgos, ya que se convertirá en parte imprescindible del protocolo de actuación habitual».
En mayo, gracias a un equipo de ecosondas Multihaz -una especie de variante mejorada del sónar-, que durante 15 días barrerá el fondo de La Caleta arrastrado por un barco, los arqueólogos obtendrán una imagen bastante fiable de la superficie, a partir de la cual se dibujará «un mapa lo más minucioso posible de todo lo que hay bajo el agua».
Técnicas combinadas
«No se trata simplemente de ubicar nuevos restos -puntualiza García Rivera-, ya que hablamos de una zona en general bastante conocida, sino, sobre todo, de comprobar la entidad de la respuesta que esos aparatos ofrecen en yacimientos ya localizados».
La directora adelanta que, en condiciones óptimas, la aplicación de esta técnica pionera sobre determinados pecios «ofrece unos resultados espectaculares». Tras el análisis de esas anomalías detectadas por el Multihaz los historiadores diagnosticarán si los relieves hallados pertenecen a barcos hundidos, restos sin importancia o simples accidentes geológicos, y estudiarán la conveniencia de explorarlos sobre el terreno con buceadores o robots, según la profundidad a la que se encuentren los restos.
En junio, un equipo de investigadores de La Toscana, dirigido por el reconocido técnico Francesco Gravina, completará los resultados del Multihaz con otro proyecto especialmente ideado «para lograr la representación y difusión de yacimientos en tres dimensiones». La complementariedad de ambos procedimientos permitiría obtener «el mapa más completo de La Caleta que hayamos conseguido hasta el momento», concluye la directora del CAS, que no obstante se muestra prudente a la hora de subrayar «tanto una como la otra no dejan de ser tecnologías experimentales, con resultados ya probados pero, como quien dice, en periodo de perfeccionamiento».
Una ayuda extra para afinar las conclusiones últimas de esta singular aventura es la utilización de herramientas clásicas: el empleo del magnetómetro, por ejemplo, actúa como un sofisticado detector de metales que permite a los arqueólogos «desechar algunas teorías casi sobre la marcha».
Estos avances tecnológicos se aplicarán en Cádiz gracias a la integración de la Junta de Andalucía y el CAS en el programa europeo Archeomed, destinado a potenciar la colaboración entre países para garantizar «la protección y el conocimiento de nuestro patrimonio subacuático común».
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Odyssey señala que ya no tiene sentido que España presente cargos en contra
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Terra
February 13, 2008
La empresas estadounidense Odyssey afirmó hoy que, dado que el Gobierno español conoce ya las coordenadas exactas del tesoro hallado en mayo pasado, 'carece de sentido' que presente ningún cargo contra la firma de exploración marina.
En un escueto comunicado, la empresa 'cazatesoros' señaló que la información proporcionada a las autoridades españolas sobre el tesoro de monedas de plata y oro confirma lo que siempre había sostenido la firma: que el pecio 'no se encuentra en aguas jurisdiccionales españolas'.
Por ello, y 'a la luz de los hechos', la empresa con sede en Tampa (Florida), insiste en que, dado que el Estado español conoce ya la 'localización específica' del pecio hallado en la operación denominada 'Cisne negro', presentar cargos contra Odyssey sería un sinsentido.
Con esta última declaración, Odyssey sale al paso de informaciones que recoge hoy un medio español en las que se señala que un tribunal de La Línea de la Concepción (Cádiz, sur de España) emitió un auto en el que se cita a declarar al actual presidente de la firma, Greg Stemm.
'Ni (Greg) Stemm ni Odyssey han recibido citación o notificación alguna, ni cargos presentados por ningún tribunal español', apunta el comunicado.
El pasado 25 de enero, Odyssey facilitó a España información precisa sobre el tesoro valorado en más de 500 millones de dólares, después de que un juez estadounidense así lo ordenase en un tribunal de Tampa.
Al día siguiente, Odyssey expresó su satisfacción por que la decisión del juez estuvo acompañada de una 'orden de protección', que resguarda la información específica sobre las coordenadas del tesoro y los objetos extraídos, así como otros datos.
Así, el magistrado aceptó tanto la petición española como la reclamación de la empresa 'cazatesoros' de que el Gobierno español se comprometiera a cumplir una cláusulas de confidencialidad, antes de proceder a revelar información precisa sobre el cargamento rescatado.
Odyssey ha reiterado en numerosas ocasiones que se trata de un tesoro compuesto de monedas de plata y oro y otros objetos de valor que fueron extraídos fuera de las aguas jurisdiccionales de España, en el Atlántico, y que ellos han cumplido con todos los requerimientos legales.
Odyssey fundamenta sus derechos sobre el pecio en que el tribunal federal de Tampa competente en jurisdicción marina le ha concedido el estatus de descubridor y depositario de todos los yacimientos recuperados en la disputa con España.
La denominada ley del Almirantazgo y la Convención del Mar establecen que el 90 por ciento del valor de lo recuperado corresponde a la empresa que llevó a cabo el rescate.
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Terra
February 13, 2008
La empresas estadounidense Odyssey afirmó hoy que, dado que el Gobierno español conoce ya las coordenadas exactas del tesoro hallado en mayo pasado, 'carece de sentido' que presente ningún cargo contra la firma de exploración marina.
En un escueto comunicado, la empresa 'cazatesoros' señaló que la información proporcionada a las autoridades españolas sobre el tesoro de monedas de plata y oro confirma lo que siempre había sostenido la firma: que el pecio 'no se encuentra en aguas jurisdiccionales españolas'.
Por ello, y 'a la luz de los hechos', la empresa con sede en Tampa (Florida), insiste en que, dado que el Estado español conoce ya la 'localización específica' del pecio hallado en la operación denominada 'Cisne negro', presentar cargos contra Odyssey sería un sinsentido.
Con esta última declaración, Odyssey sale al paso de informaciones que recoge hoy un medio español en las que se señala que un tribunal de La Línea de la Concepción (Cádiz, sur de España) emitió un auto en el que se cita a declarar al actual presidente de la firma, Greg Stemm.
'Ni (Greg) Stemm ni Odyssey han recibido citación o notificación alguna, ni cargos presentados por ningún tribunal español', apunta el comunicado.
El pasado 25 de enero, Odyssey facilitó a España información precisa sobre el tesoro valorado en más de 500 millones de dólares, después de que un juez estadounidense así lo ordenase en un tribunal de Tampa.
Al día siguiente, Odyssey expresó su satisfacción por que la decisión del juez estuvo acompañada de una 'orden de protección', que resguarda la información específica sobre las coordenadas del tesoro y los objetos extraídos, así como otros datos.
Así, el magistrado aceptó tanto la petición española como la reclamación de la empresa 'cazatesoros' de que el Gobierno español se comprometiera a cumplir una cláusulas de confidencialidad, antes de proceder a revelar información precisa sobre el cargamento rescatado.
Odyssey ha reiterado en numerosas ocasiones que se trata de un tesoro compuesto de monedas de plata y oro y otros objetos de valor que fueron extraídos fuera de las aguas jurisdiccionales de España, en el Atlántico, y que ellos han cumplido con todos los requerimientos legales.
Odyssey fundamenta sus derechos sobre el pecio en que el tribunal federal de Tampa competente en jurisdicción marina le ha concedido el estatus de descubridor y depositario de todos los yacimientos recuperados en la disputa con España.
La denominada ley del Almirantazgo y la Convención del Mar establecen que el 90 por ciento del valor de lo recuperado corresponde a la empresa que llevó a cabo el rescate.
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Investigan en España a un responsable de Odyssey, según ABC
MADRID — Un juez de instrucción español ha iniciado una investigación contra el co-fundador y consejero delegado de la empresa estadounidense Odyssey, sospechosa, según España, de expoliar un enorme tesoro submarino, afirmó este miércoles el diario español ABC.
Preguntado por AFP, el juzgado de la Línea de la Concepción (Cádiz), que instruye un sumario penal sobre este asunto, no confirmó ni desmintió la información del diario.
Según ABC, el juez español encargado del caso ha convocado al consejero delegado de Odyssey, Greg Stemm, para un interrogatorio a finales de febrero, durante el cual deberá responder de las acusaciones de contrabando y daños al patrimonio histórico.
La empresa cazatesoros Odyssey había anunciado el 18 de mayo de 2007 el descubrimiento "en aguas internacionales del Atlántico" del mayor tesoro submarino jamás encontrado, compuesto por 500.000 monedas de plata y un centenar de objetos de oro.
Odyssey había rápida y discretamente enviado su botín de 17 toneladas desde la colonia británica de Gibraltar a su sede estadounidense en Tampa, en Florida (sudeste de EEUU), manteniendo en secreto el lugar del descubrimiento.
Las autoridades españolas sospecharon inmediatamente que Odyssey podría haber hecho su descubrimiento en aguas territoriales españolas o en un barco hundido español.
La empresa estadounidense siempre ha dicho que descubrió el tesoro en aguas internacionales y no en aguas españolas.
España ha llevado el asunto ante la justicia estadounidense. Un juez federal de Florida ordenó en enero a Odyssey que revelara en dos semanas a las autoridades españolas el lugar exacto del descubrimiento del pecio, aunque sin hacerlo público.
El abogado del Gobierno español estudia actualmente los documentos remitidos por esta empresa especializada en la búsqueda de tesoros submarinos.
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Two tall ships drop anchor in Morro Bay to teach kids and public about maritime history
Local elementary school students get a history lesson at sea.
Morro Bay area students will board the "Lady Washington" and the "Hawaiian Chieftain" for a hands-on history lesson Thursday.
Two tall ships made their only Central Coast stop at Marina Square in Morro Bay.
"What we basically do, we take kids on board and we teach them about 18th century maritime life. Also, what it was like to have traded in that area, the native peoples, what it was like to have been a sailor back in the day," said Sean Dixon-Gumm, steward of the "Lady Washington."
The event is hosted by the nonprofit organization Grays Harbor Historical Seaport Authority. The ships are open to the public until Sunday.
The next stop is San Francisco.
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Replica of ancient boat will float again
THE OLDEST cross-Channel ferry in the world will set sail again in 2010, giving archaeologists a glimpse into the lives of Bronze Age seafarers.
Based on the 3,550-year-old vessel discovered beneath Dover town centre 16 years ago, the replica boat, lashed together from planks of wood, waterproofed with beeswax and moss, will carry up to ten men to France.
It is being built by the Canterbury Archaeological Trust, and researchers hope the voyage will help them glean invaluable information about how our ancestors conquered the sea.
The venture will also help archaeologists understand how people in Dover lived more than three millennia ago.
Peter Clark, from the Canterbury Archaeology Trust, who is masterminding the project, said: “The boat was made and used by people living three and a half thousand years ago.
“It was to better understand these people, their society and the world they lived in that was as much a focus of the analysis team’s work as the study of the vessel itself.”
The ancient vessel was discovered by accident in 1992 when Keith Parfitt, from the trust, noticed an unusual piece of wood in the trench dug as part of road works in Dover.
It became clear that this was a small part of a much larger boat which had been preserved under the busy port town for thousands of years.
It was hailed by Dr FH Panton, chairman of the Dover Bronze Age Boat Trust, as “one of the most important post-war archaeological finds in Britain”.
The remains of the vessel – buried six metres below ground level – were incomplete, yet the team hope building a reconstruction will help show how the
original looked and how it was propelled.
The boat is almost 10 metres long and two and a half metres wide, made by lashing oak timbers together with cords of yew wood. Moss and beeswax were then stuffed between the joints to make them watertight.
Archaeologists studying the find suspect the ancient boat could have been used to trade across the Channel. Only an experiment can show whether this was possible.
The replica will sail from Folkestone to Wissant in France in 2010, crewed by volunteers from the British Dragon Boat Association.
After arriving in France, it is to become part of a travelling exhibition about the Golden Age of Europe 3,500 years ago.
The venture, overseen by the Dover Bronze Age Boat Trust, will cost about £900,000 including the exhibition. The trust is applying for funding from the European Union, but private donations are also welcomed.
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Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Students uncover bay's hidden treasures
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The Geelong Advertiser
By Michaela Farrington
February 12, 2008
The Geelong Advertiser
By Michaela Farrington
February 12, 2008
MARITIME archaeology students are diving into Clifton Springs' past to find remnants of the area's heady days as a booming tourist resort.
The students from Adelaide's Flinders University are excavating the former Clifton Springs spa complex, considered one of Victoria's most important heritage sites.
The students are working under the guidance of Heritage Victoria's maritime archaeology team, which has joined Flinders University to run a Maritime Archaeology Field School based at Portarlington.
Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney, was on hand yesterday to see the project get underway and hear about the research project which will focus on the 1890s Long Jetty site.
Ms Tierney said Clifton Springs was Victoria's only seaside mineral springs resort and a booming tourist destination in the 19th century.
``Today, remnants like the Long Jetty piles remind us of the area's fascinating history,'' she said.
``Therefore, it is important that we understand and protect what is left and it's wonderful to see these students developing their skills while helping to build our knowledge of the site.''
The Clifton Springs spa complex archaeological site is included on the Victorian Heritage Register, in recognition of its State heritage significance.
The spa complex operated there from about 1875 to 1920.
The Long Jetty was built about 1890 to service the popular bay steamers that delivered tourists and health-seekers to the resort.
The field school will be based at Portarlington until February 18.
The students will also survey two historic shipwreck sites, the PS Ozone at Indented Head and the four-mast schooner Aneiura at Point Lillias in Corio Bay.
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Monday, February 11, 2008
Undergraduates spend break studying 17th-century shipwreck
By Cindy Weiss
February 11, 2008
February 11, 2008
Six students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences can be counted among the elite of shipwreck archaeology, after spending the winter intersession in an unusual new Study Abroad program.
They were the first undergraduates ever allowed to work on the ‘Cadillac’ of shipwrecks, the nearly intact 1628 wreck of the warship Vasa in Stockholm, Sweden
The Vasa, which was raised from Stockholm Harbor 47 years ago and has its own museum built around it, is the only intact recovered 17th-century shipwreck in the world.
Its recovery was one of three pioneering projects that started the discipline of maritime archaeology. Conservation techniques developed for it set the standards for years to come.
The elaborate warship, covered with more than 500 iconographic wood carvings and once-gilded sculptures, was the royal flagship of Swedish King Gustav II Adolf’s bid for maritime supremacy.
It never made it out of the harbor, though, sinking on its maiden voyage on Aug. 10, 1628.
Researchers from the Vasa Museum, part of the Swedish National Maritime Museums, are now documenting and analyzing the find.
Their results, including the students’ efforts, will be published in a five-volume book series on the wreck and its artifacts.
The students were led by David Robinson, a Ph.D. candidate in anthropology who teaches at Avery Point in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences’ new maritime archaeology minor. Robinson’s former professor in the nautical archaeology master’s degree program at Texas A&M University, Fred Hocker, is now director of research at the Vasa Museum.
Robinson and Hocker designed the program that allowed UConn undergraduates to participate in the Vasa study as a Study Abroad opportunity.
The program was so successful that the Vasa Museum has invited UConn back and plans to expand its collaboration to other universities, Robinson says.
The UConn students faced the challenge of documenting the massive, 200-foot-long ship in just three weeks. They concentrated their work on the 4.5-story stern.
“It was a little bit overwhelming at first,” says Julia Lysaght, a senior majoring in anthropology.
“It was a magnificently beautiful ship. Pictures do not do it justice,” she says.
“It opened a new wing of my interest.” She now plans to work in maritime archaeology, with a focus on the conservation of artifacts.
The Vasa was built as the most heavily armed ship in the Baltic Sea – “the flagship of the king’s fleet and an extraordinary conveyor of the power of the Swedish empire,” says Robinson.
The wreck was well preserved because the shipworm, Teredo navalis, a wormlike mollusk that bores into wood, is not present in the Baltic due to its high freshwater content.
Part of the ship also sank in mud, and the anaerobic environment preserved details and even paint on many of its sculptures.
The ship was built without a blueprint, a common practice at the time.
The UConn students took measurements with Total Station, similar to a surveyor’s transit, and recorded more than 1,200 data points that will be used in creating a plan of the ship.
The Vasa museum is a major tourist attraction in Scandinavia, but visitors are restricted to balconies surrounding it in a seven-story hall.
The students worked on the ship itself, however, where only museum employees and the king of Sweden are allowed.
“Every single day we got to walk on this structure,” says Kaitlin Guardino, a senior majoring in physiology and neurobiology and sociology, who went on the trip. “We researched the broad geometry of it.”
The experience of working on the ship was “pretty unforgettable,” says Eric Heffter, a senior majoring in anthropology with a minor in maritime archaeology. “In three weeks, we really learned a lot.”
Adds Arthur Williams, “We were told that we’d be ‘shipwreck snobs’ now.” Williams is a senior at the Avery Point campus who is majoring in maritime studies with a minor in marine archaeology.
Experiences like the Vasa program are the new face of Study Abroad, says Ross Lewin, director of UConn’s Study Abroad program.
Special programs such as the Vasa research and planned programs to study contemporary art in India, pharmacy in China, and social entrepreneurship in Guatemala let students focus on what it means to be a global citizen, he says.
“We’re really trying to get out in the lead on this at UConn.”
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Sunday, February 10, 2008
Park Point shipwreck identified as tug sunk 120 years ago
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Duluth News Tribune
By Will Ashenmacher
February 09, 2008
Duluth News Tribune
By Will Ashenmacher
February 09, 2008
A year after its discovery, shipwreck buffs think they’ve identified “Sophie’s Wreck,” the remains of a wooden ship discovered last winter off Park Point.
But the chance to officially identify Sophie’s Wreck is slipping away as interest in it wanes and the wreck itself sinks deeper into the lake bottom.
Sophie’s Wreck was discovered about 150 feet offshore near the 2600 block of Minnesota Avenue last winter. People walking on the 10 inches of clear ice above the wreck first spotted it Feb. 18. It was dubbed “Sophie’s Wreck” in honor of one of the finders’ daughters.
Several people dove down to the wreck last winter and combed the area with cameras and metal detectors, looking for telltale signs of the ship’s identity, like serial numbers on equipment.
No such identifiers were found, but now, shipwreck historians think the wreck is the Amethyst, a harbor tug that was scuttled in 1888.
Jay Hanson, who dove to the wreck three times last winter, said the remains suggest Sophie’s Wreck was probably about 45 feet long, meaning it was likely a tug. The wreck’s engine and boiler are missing and the connecting rod is cleanly severed and not twisted or broken, indicating the missing items were removed for salvage before the ship was deliberately sunk — a not-uncommon fate for tugs that had outlived their usefulness or were beyond economically viable repair, according to Thom Holden, director of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Lake Superior Maritime Visitors Center.
That leads Hanson and others to think the wreck is the Amethyst, but they freely acknowledge it could be another tug whose demise was not recorded or whose documents have been lost.
Ken Merryman, a board member of the Great Lakes Shipwreck Preservation Society, said the size and salvage indications are all that point to Sophie’s Wreck being the Amethyst.
“We have no other clues other than that. It could be an unrecorded boat of some kind,” he said. “Right now, that’s just the best guess.”
The lack of a definite identifier poses a problem — a hunch doesn’t cut it when trying to get official recognition of a shipwreck, such as a listing on the National Register of Historic Places.
“We have to prove it’s the wreck we think it is to put it on the national historic register and, right now, all we have is the size,” Hanson said.
Hanson said he doesn’t know how it might be proven that Sophie’s Wreck is indeed the Amethyst.
“It might never be proven,” he said. “It might always be a mystery.”
The Great Lakes Shipwreck Preservation Society helps guide shipwrecks on to the National Register of Historic Places. Merryman, who oversees that aspect of the group’s work, said it takes on about one shipwreck per year and is booked up until 2009.
And since the research, exploration and documentation of a wreck costs about $1,000, the group doesn’t want to spend the money on what may be an anonymous harbor tug of little historical value.
“It’s probably lower on our list, let’s put it that way,” Merryman said of Sophie’s Wreck.
Society president Steve Daniel said other wrecks, such as the scow schooner Mayflower, which is sunk off the Lester River, have more to offer, historically speaking. The group is working to get The Moonlight, a schooner-barge that sunk in the Apostle Islands, on the register, for instance, because its wreck still holds china, lanterns, anchors and the original steering wheel.
“A lot of these ships, you don’t see that,” Daniel said. “It’s worth preserving as is.”
Sophie’s Wreck will make it into a diver’s guide Daniel will have published in May by the Minnesota Historical Society Press. Daniel said he spends about three pages discussing Sophie’s Wreck.
But Sophie’s Wreck lies in water that is too shallow for most boaters to enter, which makes it hard for people to visit. That leads Daniel to think it’s not going to become a heavily visited site.
“This one probably won’t make most charts,” he said.
On top of that, Sophie’s Wreck may already have sunk into the lake bottom. Steven Sola, one of the original discoverers, said he visited the site in June and all he could see were two blades of the propeller. Daniel said he visited the site in August and couldn’t see anything.
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Rafael Azuar: ´Los tesoros del Odyssey pueden ir a Cartagena´
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La Ópinion de Murcia
February 10, 2008
El director del Museo Nacional de Arqueología Subacuática ha sido elegido por una amplia mayoría presidente del comité español del Consejo Internacional de Museos El director del Museo Nacional de Arqueología Subacuática, Rafael Azuar, ha sido elegido por una amplia mayoría presidente del Comité Español del Consejo Internacional de Museos (Icom), un organismo en el que están representados los principales centros museísticos del mundo. La elección se produce cuando en este centro que se abrirá el próximo mes de junio en Cartagena se está llevando a cabo el traslado de fondos desde la antigua sede, en el Faro de Navidad.
Azuar manifestó su satisfacción por este nombramiento, "sobre todo, porque está respaldado por más de doscientos votos de expertos" y recordó que tendrá repercusiones en el Museo Nacional de Arqueología Subacuática, (Arqua). "Como presidente del Icom español puedo asegurar que Cartagena y el museo tendrán una presencia importante dentro de esta institución, así como las propuestas culturales que se hagan en esta ciudad". Los museos españoles están, según Azuar, "a la altura de los europeos, aunque España tiene sus peculiaridades".
La difusión del patrimonio sumergido será uno de los objetivos del Arqua. Esta labor se llevará a cabo con los proyectos expositivos y desde el Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Subacuáticas, que también se encuentra en este edificio de Guillermo Vázquez Consuegra.
En este sentido, Azuar destaca que el museo albergará parte de los tesoros del galeón hundido que rescató la empresa estadounidense 'Odyssey', si el juez de Tampa (Florida) decide finalmente que se devuelvan a España, como ha reclamado el gobierno. "El juez ha dado un plazo para que la empresa informe, y el tesoro no se ha vendido. En el caso de que se devuelva, lo cual esperamos, parte de ese material tendría que venir aquí, y nos alegraremos mucho no solo por el propio museo, sino por el orgullo de recuperar un patrimonio que es español".
El Museo Nacional de Arqueología tendrá dos salas, una para exposiciones permanentes que ha sido diseñada para albergar piezas de gran tamaño y otra para exposiciones temporales. Los fondos del Arqua serán los mismos que forman parte de las colecciones del antiguo centro en el Faro de Navidad de Cartagena, pero además aumentarán con otros que todavía no han sido expuestos al público. Este material nuevo representa el sesenta por cien de todo el contenido del museo. Para Rafael Azuar, la prioridad una vez que el centro abra sus puertas es que pase a formar parte de la identidad cultural de los cartageneros. Por ese motivo, los equipos de arqueólogos, historiadores y restauradores trabajan desde hace meses en el diseño de una programación de actividades. "Queremos que sea parte viva de la historia de esta ciudad que se está convirtiendo en uno de los más importantes destinos culturales", dijo Azuar.
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La Ópinion de Murcia
February 10, 2008
El director del Museo Nacional de Arqueología Subacuática ha sido elegido por una amplia mayoría presidente del comité español del Consejo Internacional de Museos El director del Museo Nacional de Arqueología Subacuática, Rafael Azuar, ha sido elegido por una amplia mayoría presidente del Comité Español del Consejo Internacional de Museos (Icom), un organismo en el que están representados los principales centros museísticos del mundo. La elección se produce cuando en este centro que se abrirá el próximo mes de junio en Cartagena se está llevando a cabo el traslado de fondos desde la antigua sede, en el Faro de Navidad.
Azuar manifestó su satisfacción por este nombramiento, "sobre todo, porque está respaldado por más de doscientos votos de expertos" y recordó que tendrá repercusiones en el Museo Nacional de Arqueología Subacuática, (Arqua). "Como presidente del Icom español puedo asegurar que Cartagena y el museo tendrán una presencia importante dentro de esta institución, así como las propuestas culturales que se hagan en esta ciudad". Los museos españoles están, según Azuar, "a la altura de los europeos, aunque España tiene sus peculiaridades".
La difusión del patrimonio sumergido será uno de los objetivos del Arqua. Esta labor se llevará a cabo con los proyectos expositivos y desde el Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Subacuáticas, que también se encuentra en este edificio de Guillermo Vázquez Consuegra.
En este sentido, Azuar destaca que el museo albergará parte de los tesoros del galeón hundido que rescató la empresa estadounidense 'Odyssey', si el juez de Tampa (Florida) decide finalmente que se devuelvan a España, como ha reclamado el gobierno. "El juez ha dado un plazo para que la empresa informe, y el tesoro no se ha vendido. En el caso de que se devuelva, lo cual esperamos, parte de ese material tendría que venir aquí, y nos alegraremos mucho no solo por el propio museo, sino por el orgullo de recuperar un patrimonio que es español".
El Museo Nacional de Arqueología tendrá dos salas, una para exposiciones permanentes que ha sido diseñada para albergar piezas de gran tamaño y otra para exposiciones temporales. Los fondos del Arqua serán los mismos que forman parte de las colecciones del antiguo centro en el Faro de Navidad de Cartagena, pero además aumentarán con otros que todavía no han sido expuestos al público. Este material nuevo representa el sesenta por cien de todo el contenido del museo. Para Rafael Azuar, la prioridad una vez que el centro abra sus puertas es que pase a formar parte de la identidad cultural de los cartageneros. Por ese motivo, los equipos de arqueólogos, historiadores y restauradores trabajan desde hace meses en el diseño de una programación de actividades. "Queremos que sea parte viva de la historia de esta ciudad que se está convirtiendo en uno de los más importantes destinos culturales", dijo Azuar.
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Researchers narrow identity of mystery shipwreck
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The World Link
By Elise Hamner
February 09, 2008
The World Link
By Elise Hamner
February 09, 2008
BLM’s cultural resource coordinator, Steve Samuels, was at the Coos Historical and Maritime Museum on Friday comparing pictures of old ships with photos of the recently uncovered shipwreck.
Museum staff has an archive packed with photos of ships and shipwrecks dating back a century. One vessel they were studying was the C.A. Smith. The wood-hulled schooner was built in North Bend at the Kruse and Banks shipyard in 1917, said Hannah Contino, a research assistant at the museum.
There is a good selection of photos of the vessel before it ran aground at the North Jetty in 1923. Contino said researchers think the remains on the North Spit are from a vessel similar in style.
For the curious, the museum is displaying photos of old ships. There also are other shipwreck photos and a map of wrecks around Coos Bay.
Some people have speculated the mystery shipwreck might be that of the C.W. Wetmore that ran aground a mile north of the jetty in 1892. Not so, said Capt. George Livingstone, who’s on the museum’s Maritime Acquisition Committee. The Wetmore was iron-hulled, he said.
Others have speculated the bow could be from the wrecked schooner Novelty, but historic photos show it without masts and it ran aground miles north of the jetty. Still, there are dozens of other shipwrecks to consider.
“We definitely think we’ll get the answer on this,” Livingstone said.
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Saturday, February 09, 2008
Patrimonio hará una prospección submarina en Xove tras el hallazgo casual de restos arqueológicos del siglo XV
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La Voz de Galicia
February 06, 2008
La costa del municipio de Xove, en A Mariña lucense, podría ocultar más restos arqueológicos que los hallados casualmente durante un dragado realizado antes del pasado verano. Datados entre los siglos XV y XVI, hasta el momento se han recuperado piezas de vajillas y armas. Para tratar de averiguar de dónde proceden y, sobre todo, si hay más, la dirección autonómica de Patrimonio ultima los preparativos de una prospección subacuática.
Como otros muchos hallazgos de vestigios de interés histórico, en el caso de Xove todo empezó por azar. Una draga extraía restos del fondo marino frente a la playa de Lago, en la ensenada natural conocida como A Coba, ahora ampliada de modo artificial por los diques del puerto donde opera la multinacional del aluminio Alcoa. La tripulación de la barcaza se llevó una gran sorpresa al comprobar que entre los restos de arena y lodo aparecían armas y vajillas.
Aunque muy cerca, en la vecina localidad de San Cibrao, se encuentra el Museo Provincial do Mar de Lugo, fueron trasladadas al Museo do Mar de Vigo, considerado «máis idóneo» porque allí están siendo sometidas a un tratamiento para conservarlas y se intenta datarlas.
Vestigios ya recuperados
Una cureña (armazón con rueda) para ballesta, en parte de madera, recubierta en su extremo de bronce y con apliques de bronce en forma de lis, así como con dos placas de hueso paralelas en su superficie superior. Un falconete (pieza de artillería) datado en el siglo XV, de hierro, alterado por la sal marina. Una caña de bombarda (pieza de artillería), construida en hierro forjado y aparentemente «bastante antiga». Una jarra de estaño, con pie, muy estilizada y que conserva la tapa. Varios platos de una vajilla elaborados con una aleación que incluye estaño, así como un gran plato o fuente, del mismo material. Estos son, según fuentes de la Consellería de Cultura, los vestigios ya recuperados.
Por ahora aún no han trascendido más datos sobre ese hallazgo arqueológico submarino. A la espera de las conclusiones del informe oficial, otras fuentes consultadas apuntaron la posibilidad de que pudiesen formar parte de una embarcación que se habría ido a pique en esa zona de la costa lucense entre los siglos XV y XVI.
La investigación
Con el objetivo primordial de comprobar si en la zona hay más vestigios y, también, con el de intentar aclarar si están vinculados con algún barco, la Consellería de Cultura tiene todo preparado para la investigación submarina. Fuentes de ese departamento no apuntaron fechas, aunque prevén que pueda hacerse durante este mismo mes o a principios del próximo. Todos los gastos corren a cuenta del erario autonómico.
Sin que signifique que haya una vigilancia permanente, desde el departamento autonómico de Cultura aseguraron que sí se ha intensificado el control en la zona del hallazgo. Especialmente con el objetivo de evitar posibles expolios del patrimonio histórico que pudiera encontrarse en el fondo marino. Y, sobre todo porque, aunque está situada frente al pequeño puerto pesquero de Morás y en el entorno están instaladas diferentes empresas, se trata de una zona deshabitada.
El destino final
A tenor de las informaciones obtenidas, los restos ya recuperados habrían aparecido relativamente cerca de la costa, frente a la playa de Lago, en un área delimitada por la ensenada de A Coba y punta Muneiro.
A la espera de la prospección submarina y de sus resultados, parece que tampoco está decidido definitivamente dónde se conservarán y expondrán las piezas de armamento y de vajilla halladas hasta el momento.
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La Voz de Galicia
February 06, 2008
La costa del municipio de Xove, en A Mariña lucense, podría ocultar más restos arqueológicos que los hallados casualmente durante un dragado realizado antes del pasado verano. Datados entre los siglos XV y XVI, hasta el momento se han recuperado piezas de vajillas y armas. Para tratar de averiguar de dónde proceden y, sobre todo, si hay más, la dirección autonómica de Patrimonio ultima los preparativos de una prospección subacuática.
Como otros muchos hallazgos de vestigios de interés histórico, en el caso de Xove todo empezó por azar. Una draga extraía restos del fondo marino frente a la playa de Lago, en la ensenada natural conocida como A Coba, ahora ampliada de modo artificial por los diques del puerto donde opera la multinacional del aluminio Alcoa. La tripulación de la barcaza se llevó una gran sorpresa al comprobar que entre los restos de arena y lodo aparecían armas y vajillas.
Aunque muy cerca, en la vecina localidad de San Cibrao, se encuentra el Museo Provincial do Mar de Lugo, fueron trasladadas al Museo do Mar de Vigo, considerado «máis idóneo» porque allí están siendo sometidas a un tratamiento para conservarlas y se intenta datarlas.
Vestigios ya recuperados
Una cureña (armazón con rueda) para ballesta, en parte de madera, recubierta en su extremo de bronce y con apliques de bronce en forma de lis, así como con dos placas de hueso paralelas en su superficie superior. Un falconete (pieza de artillería) datado en el siglo XV, de hierro, alterado por la sal marina. Una caña de bombarda (pieza de artillería), construida en hierro forjado y aparentemente «bastante antiga». Una jarra de estaño, con pie, muy estilizada y que conserva la tapa. Varios platos de una vajilla elaborados con una aleación que incluye estaño, así como un gran plato o fuente, del mismo material. Estos son, según fuentes de la Consellería de Cultura, los vestigios ya recuperados.
Por ahora aún no han trascendido más datos sobre ese hallazgo arqueológico submarino. A la espera de las conclusiones del informe oficial, otras fuentes consultadas apuntaron la posibilidad de que pudiesen formar parte de una embarcación que se habría ido a pique en esa zona de la costa lucense entre los siglos XV y XVI.
La investigación
Con el objetivo primordial de comprobar si en la zona hay más vestigios y, también, con el de intentar aclarar si están vinculados con algún barco, la Consellería de Cultura tiene todo preparado para la investigación submarina. Fuentes de ese departamento no apuntaron fechas, aunque prevén que pueda hacerse durante este mismo mes o a principios del próximo. Todos los gastos corren a cuenta del erario autonómico.
Sin que signifique que haya una vigilancia permanente, desde el departamento autonómico de Cultura aseguraron que sí se ha intensificado el control en la zona del hallazgo. Especialmente con el objetivo de evitar posibles expolios del patrimonio histórico que pudiera encontrarse en el fondo marino. Y, sobre todo porque, aunque está situada frente al pequeño puerto pesquero de Morás y en el entorno están instaladas diferentes empresas, se trata de una zona deshabitada.
El destino final
A tenor de las informaciones obtenidas, los restos ya recuperados habrían aparecido relativamente cerca de la costa, frente a la playa de Lago, en un área delimitada por la ensenada de A Coba y punta Muneiro.
A la espera de la prospección submarina y de sus resultados, parece que tampoco está decidido definitivamente dónde se conservarán y expondrán las piezas de armamento y de vajilla halladas hasta el momento.
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