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  Bernd Laeschke

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  Shipwreck discovered in the Black Sea

  A well-preserved 100 foot (30-meter) wreck dating back to the 18th or 19th century has been found on the floor of the Black Sea. The two mast sailing ship was loaded with stone sheeting, according to a story published by Russia Today. Archaeologists found the ship on August 17 at a depth of 460 feet (140 meters), approximately 5.6 miles (nine kilometers) offshore, while testing a remote-controlled, deep-submersible research vehicle.
  
  “The deck covers are broken up and the cargo can be seen – that’s marble or granite slabs. In those times, active construction was underway in Crimea, and we suppose that the slabs were intended to be used at the construction of one of the palaces on Crimea’s southern coast,” says Sergey Voronov, a top Ukrainian underwater archaeologist.
  
  Since both masts on the wreck are broken, Voronov believes that the sailing boat capsized in a storm and sunk. “Another possibility is displacement of the heavy stone sheets inside the ship.”
  
  Scientists have already given the wreck the nickname of “Grin’s Brigantine” due to the ship’s rigging and the similarity in appearance with the ship which prominent Russian writer Aleksandr Grin described in his “Scarlet Sails” story. There are no plans to raise the ship anytime soon, says Voronov.
  
  This article was first published by Global Adventures (http://www.global-adventures.us)
  
  • 04 Sep 2009, 7:52 pm
  Bernd Laeschke wrote: > A well-preserved 100 foot (30-meter) wreck dating back to the 18th or > 19th century has been found on the floor of the Black Sea. The two > mast sailing ship was loaded with stone sheeting, according to a > story published by Russia Today. Archaeologists found the ship on > August 17 at a depth of 460 feet (140 meters), approximately 5.6 > miles (nine kilometers) offshore, while testing a remote-controlled, > deep-submersible research vehicle. > > “The deck covers are broken up and the cargo can be seen – that’s > marble or granite slabs. In those times, active construction was > underway in Crimea, and we suppose that the slabs were intended to be > used at the construction of one of the palaces on Crimea’s southern > coast,” says Sergey Voronov, a top Ukrainian underwater archaeologist. > > Since both masts on the wreck are broken, Voronov believes that the > sailing boat capsized in a storm and sunk. “Another possibility is > displacement of the heavy stone sheets inside the ship.” > > Scientists have already given the wreck the nickname of “Grin’s > Brigantine” due to the ship’s rigging and the similarity in > appearance with the ship which prominent Russian writer Aleksandr > Grin described in his “Scarlet Sails” story. There are no plans to > raise the ship anytime soon, says Voronov. > > This article was first published by Global Adventures > (www.global-adventures.us)