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Little-Acorn
05-13-2014, 01:04 PM
One of the most significant ships in U.S. history, and maybe in all of world history.

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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/exclusive-found-after-500-years-the-wreck-of-christopher-columbuss-flagship-the-santa-maria-9359330.html

Exclusive: Found after 500 years, the wreck of Christopher Columbus’s flagship the Santa Maria
Shipwreck found off coast of Haiti thought to be one of the most significant underwater discoveries in history

David Keys
Archaeology correspondent
Tuesday 13 May 2014

More than five centuries after Christopher Columbus’s flagship, the Santa Maria, was wrecked in the Caribbean, archaeological investigators think they may have discovered the vessel’s long-lost remains – lying at the bottom of the sea off the north coast of Haiti. It’s likely to be one of the world’s most important underwater archaeological discoveries.

“All the geographical, underwater topography and archaeological evidence strongly suggests that this wreck is Columbus’ famous flagship, the Santa Maria,” said the leader of a recent reconnaissance expedition to the site, one of America’s top underwater archaeological investigators, Barry Clifford.

defectiverepresentative
05-13-2014, 01:34 PM
Coolio, let's put this in a couple of museums already.

namvet
05-13-2014, 07:26 PM
I love these old wrecks. they tell a story. hope we get photos and footage