Mystery Ship off the Gulf Coast
It seems that 200-miles offshore their is a mystery ship that NOAA is investigating. http://news.discovery.com/history/shipwreck-gulf-120517.html
“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,” Irion said.
Now thats an amazing thing to find at 4,000 feet off the Mississippi coast….
Historic events in the Gulf of Mexico that may have been responsible for the sinking include the War of 1812, events leading to the Texas Revolution, and the Mexican-American War.
“We explored four shipwrecks during this expedition and I believe this wreck was by far the most interesting and historic,” said Frank Cantelas, a maritime archaeologist with NOAA’s Office of Ocean Exploration and Research.
Looks like a great dive right? Well the problem is that its 4,000 feet down.
That’s a long hard way to hold your breath.