Interesting news from N.J.

[ballbuster]

Ran across this story in the morning paper. Its not as exciting as finding the 1715 fleet but for the Northeast its pretty neat!!


http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070910/NEWS01/709100334


I was impressed with Mr. Anthonys comments abouts the artifacts; "They belong to the wreck". Having them on display for everyone to enjoy would great.


Jim

 

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[Darren in NC]

Great find! Thanks for sharing, ballbuster Nothing was said about a permit since they're 5 miles out. I wonder how they could do all that without one. Maybe they got one later?

 

[ballbuster]

I didn't see any information on the permits. I assume they are in order. If they were pirates I doubt the finds would be made public. This wreck has been dove on for years. Apparentlly nobody bothered to lift the slate.


Jim

 

[Darren in NC]

Jim, I didn't mean to imply they were pirates. Pirates don't donate their finds to museums I just thought they might have been a couple of good ole boys who were bringing up stuff without anyone saying anything. The state doesn't have jurisdiction, but I have to wonder how long it would be before the feds would say anything since it is in territorial waters.

 

[ballbuster]

No implication was taken Darren. Pirate was my term. As I understand it,the ship ran aground 5 miles South of the inlet not 5 miles out. Looking at the last picture you can see the shore line clearly. It doesn't appear to be 5 miles to me. Not understanding the regulations or even having a knowledge of them has me at a disadvantage. In any event its good to see someone working the northeast again. Our area is famous for shipwrecks. Much like the North Carolina coast. Literally thousands of them. My Great Grandfather was a Keeper at one of the Life Saving Station on Brigatine Island in the 1850's. I've spent some time reviewing wreck reports and newpaper articles of the period. Its amazing the number of ships lost on our coast..

Jim

 

[SimonLakeSub]

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[Darren in NC]

As I understand it,the ship ran aground 5 miles South of the inlet not 5 miles out. Looking at the last picture you can see the shore line clearly.

Great point, Jim. Thanks for clarifying that.

In any event its good to see someone working the northeast again. Our area is famous for shipwrecks. Much like the North Carolina coast. Literally thousands of them. My Great Grandfather was a Keeper at one of the Life Saving Station on Brigatine Island in the 1850's. I've spent some time reviewing wreck reports and newpaper articles of the period. Its amazing the number of ships lost on our coast..

Wow - cool history regarding your great grandfather. I'll bet he had some stories to tell. NJ and NC both have tremendous wreck graveyards. We usually don't get to see much posting from those areas. There's quite a few other sites for this. Here's a couple I frequent...

http://www.njwreckdivers.com/

http://www.nc-wreckdiving.com/

 

[laralucine]

great story, thanks for posting!