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Default 200-year-old Shipwreck Discovered
Softpedia: May 17th, 2012, 09:18 GMT · By Tudor Vieru

200-Year-Old Shipwreck Found in Gulf of Mexico



A wooden ship believed to be over 200 years old was discovered during a recent exploration of the northern Gulf of Mexico, according
to a press release from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Scientists were able to view the remains of "anchors, navigational instruments, glass bottles, ceramic plates, cannons, and boxes of muskets"
aboard the ship, NOAA stated.

"Artifacts in and around the wreck and the hull's copper sheathing may date the vessel to the early to mid-19th century," said Jack Irion, a
maritime archaeologist with the Interior Department's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.

"Some of the more datable objects include what appears to be a type of ceramic plate that was popular between 1800 and 1830, and a wide
variety of glass bottles. A rare ship's stove on the site is one of only a handful of surviving examples in the world and the second one found
on a shipwreck in the Gulf of Mexico."



Scientists aboard the NOAA ship "Okeanos Explorer" were able to view the wreckage using advanced multi-beam mapping sonar technology
and a remotely operated underwater vehicle, named "Little Hercules." Little Hercules made 29 dives during the 56-day mission in March and
April, according to NOAA.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management requested that NOAA investigate the site after it was originally detected as an "unknown sonar contact"
by Shell Oil Company during a 2011 oil and gas survey of the Gulf, government officials said.
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