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While exploring a 500-year-old shipwreck off the coast of Sweden, divers discovered “surprising” cargo and weapons that may have helped repel pirates. ... Long known to locals, the Maderö ...
This is a list of the oldest ships in the world which have survived to this day with exceptions to certain categories. The ships on the main list, which include warships, yachts, tall ships, and vessels recovered during archaeological excavations, all date to between 500 AD and 1918; earlier ships are covered in the list of surviving ancient ships.
Underwater archaeologists dug under 20 feet of sand and rock off the coast of Sicily and found a 2,500-year-old shipwreck. Researchers date the find to either the fifth or sixth century B.C.
The Bom Jesus was a Portuguese nau and Indiaman that set sail from Lisbon, Portugal, on Friday, March 7, 1533.Its fate was unknown until 2008, when its remains were discovered during diamond mining operations on the coast of Namibia, near Oranjemund.
Whydah Gally and her treasure of captured pirate gold eluded discovery for over 260 years until 1984, when the wreck was found off the coast of Cape Cod, buried under 10–50 ft (3–15 m) of sand, in depths ranging from 16–30 ft (5–9 m) deep, spread for four miles, parallel to the Cape's easternmost coast.
The 2,500-year-old wreck was found buried beneath sand and rocks by crews working on an underwater excavation project in the ... Asian shares mostly dip despite S&P 500 adding to its record on W
Ship A: 2nd century AD [53] Shipping vessel Ancient Rome Italy (Pisa) 98 ft (30 m) [g] De Meern 1: 148 AD [54] Barge Ancient Rome Netherlands 82 ft (25 m) Bourse Roman shipwreck: 160–220 AD [55] [56] Merchant ship Ancient Rome France (Marseille) 75.4 ft (23.0 m) Bevaix boat: 182 AD [57] Trade ship Ancient Rome Switzerland . 63.6 ft (19.40 m)
3,500-year-old shipwreck — one of world’s oldest — sank carrying items in hot demand Spices still had ‘distinctive aroma’ after being discovered on 15th century shipwreck