A shipwreck believed to be from the 19th century has washed up on the snow-covered shores of Newfoundland, Canada.
A team of archaeologists worked to extract parts of the 30-meter (100-foot) long ship and uncover the ship’s mysterious past before it was pulled back into the ocean depths. .
The team worked last weekend, taking detailed photos, videos and measurements, and collecting wood core samples to determine the origin of the debris.
“We hope to determine the species and age of the tree and identify the metal content, which will give us clues as to its age and origin,” archaeologist Jamie Brake said at a press conference on Tuesday. he said.
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Aerial view of an old shipwreck off the coast of Cape Ray, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, January 30, 2024. (Corey Purchase/AFP via Getty Images)
Brake said locating the wreck along Canada’s Atlantic coast is “not ideal” as it continues to be “battered” by the ocean.
“It’s in a dangerous location,” he said. “We’re being bombarded by things like the ocean. It’s not an ideal situation to try to learn more from that.”
Newfoundland Archeology Service archaeologists Jamie Brake and Stephen Hull explore the remains of an old shipwreck on the coast of Cape Ray, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, on February 3, 2024. Core samples were taken from the area. (Corey Purchase/AFP via Getty Images)
The shipwreck was first discovered in late January on the shores of JT Cheeseman State Park, in an area known for its numerous shallow rocks that have historically been a shipwreck graveyard.
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The Newfoundland Archeology Service says the rocky coastline could be home to “thousands of shipwrecks.”
“There may be thousands of shipwrecks in the waters surrounding Newfoundland, and it may be difficult to determine the exact source of this ship,” the group said in a press release.
Neil Burgess, president of the Newfoundland and Labrador Shipwreck Preservation Society, a nonprofit organization that promotes the preservation of shipwrecks throughout the province, discovered the tree rings on this piece of wood from the wreckage on February 3. Explain how it looks. 2024, Cape Rey, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Corey Purchase/AFP via Getty Images)
Some believe Hurricane Fiona, which hit Canada’s Atlantic coast in September 2022, may have pulled the ship off the ocean floor.
The community has set up a GoFundMe page to raise money to help save and transport the ship.
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“This shipwreck captured the imagination of people around the world and brought international attention to this modest community of approximately 300 people,” GoFundMe said. “We believe this shipwreck somehow came ashore at Cape Wray and we want to help tell its story.”
